Example sentences of "had never [vb pp] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had never seen Cherry in a suit before . |
| 2 | She had never met Naomi in her life , but in death she grew to love her : she had taken her into herself , had learned her likings , had read her books and tried ( although not herself musical ) to listen to her music , she had spoken much of her to the children , had insisted upon treating her as an ally , as a friend beyond the grave , had reinvented her and kept her close to them — oh , not without awareness of the dangers , of the necessary distortions and consolations , but then all life is danger , and Liz had embarked willingly upon its full tide with those three small boys , with that ambitious , importunate widower and that friendly ghost . |
| 3 | He said it did n't matter , he had never liked sugar in Ovaltine . |
| 4 | Mr Yardley , according to his wife , had never set foot in the tent . |
| 5 | I had been there once or twice but she had never set foot in my father 's new home . |
| 6 | However , he had never set foot in the village again . |
| 7 | He had never taken part in a ransom drop personally before , but he knew what an extremely delicate moment it was . |
| 8 | Funny , Mick had never mentioned Carrie in years . |