Example sentences of "and never [verb] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know how you can walk along a street in London and never raise your eyes above the top of a bus ? |
| 2 | The lawyer never spoke to anyone , never smiled and never lifted his eyes from the innumerable papers he seemed to be reading through his monocle . |
| 3 | I 'd wrap her in security and never cause her pain . |
| 4 | Sir Harold rarely bought at auction and never lent his treasures out for exhibition , so most of the pictures are little known , with the exception of Frans Hals 's ‘ Merry lute player ’ , which is in fact in danger of overexposure . |
| 5 | The transmissions use those soliton waves we told you about way back in summer 1990 ( CI No 1,459 ) , which are electronically induced and never lose their shape as they whiz through optical glass fibre , so that signalling errors are all but non-existent , obviating the need for costly error-correction equipment , which also slows down transmission . |
| 6 | As it was he was still asleep upstairs and never saw his dad bury him … and I could bawl unseen to my heart 's content . |
| 7 | For centuries the Church of England was liberal in its spirit and never pressed its clergy to conform to every rubric . |
| 8 | The men were sullen and never met his eye ; but someone had to organise them , and no-one cared to oppose him . |
| 9 | A fascinating warren of steep narrow alleyways , of Hat-roofed tenement housing , it was visible from the French quarter , visible almost throughout the city : that teeming place , filled with barefoot children , with women shrouded from head to foot in black , who clasped their head-dresses across their faces and between their teeth , and never raised their eyes . |
| 10 | His wife , Paulina , recognises him , by his voice , as the man who tortured her 15 years ago while playing the Schubert song of the title ( she was blindfolded and never told his name ) . |
| 11 | Begone , and never darken our television screens again ! |
| 12 | But , on other occasions Laura could laugh at herself just as easily because she was constantly amused by the transience of fame and never took her public for granted . |
| 13 | And then Mother would look from Boy to the other man who was also there every night and never took his eyes off her when she sang , O , and she 'd sing the next lines to him , take these lips , take these arms … ca n't you see ? |
| 14 | You simply stood by the grill and never took your eyes off it until it was the colour you wanted . |
| 15 | Ruysch , a member of the Royal Society , devised an arterial technique for human embalming ; although a master of the art he was extremely secretive and never divulged his recipe . |
| 16 | He continued to see Jennifer on a regular basis and over the years ; she would come for holidays and weekends , and he did the loving-father duties , which he treated seriously , and never shirked his responsibilities . |
| 17 | And never count your chickens . |
| 18 | Always wait for the referee to stop the bout and never drop your guard on the bell . |
| 19 | I had a lot of spare time , and from leading a steady life in my bedroom with my radio , and with my parents downstairs , I now wandered among different houses and flats carrying my life-equipment in a big canvas bag and never washing my hair . |
| 20 | He was humble minded and never forced his opinions down other people 's throats . |
| 21 | ‘ The River Rat ! ’ he boomed , laughing heartily at his own joke , ‘ never takes his hat off because he 's BALD and never puts his boat in the river because he CA N'T SAIL ! ’ |
| 22 | So , never buy on holiday , never act without seeking legal advice in Britain first , and NEVER give your credit card numbers . |
| 23 | The trials and tribulations which beset Piggott after his riding career was over — imprisonment in October 1987 for tax fraud — do nothing to distract from his achievements in the saddle , and never have his skills been better demonstrated than when he won his twenty-eighth Classic . |
| 24 | Wishing she 'd kept her mouth shut and never mentioned her need of some new clothes , Laura found herself being dragged , willy-nilly , towards the lifts . |
| 25 | I did n't want to run away and never see my family again . |
| 26 | She wrote very fast , for many hours , and never put her pen down once . |
| 27 | Park in a well-lit area or use an attended car park and never leave your parking ticket in the car ! |