Example sentences of "have never been [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Salvadorean trade union movement has always suffered from brutal repression ; there has never been freedom to organize .
2 But one facet of the Wild West which has never been part of our social scene is surfacing now in cinematographic form .
3 Notably , the Classical foot has never been part of English phonology ; it is a verse-specific contruct .
4 ‘ There has never been jealousy on my part that she has taken my mother 's place . ’
5 But the word ‘ politics ’ itself needs to be deconstructed , since politics is to do with our ideals of what human life should be , about which there has never been agreement ; indeed , it is out of the disagreement that politics arises .
6 The legacies of these origins have persisted and there has never been agreement on the nature of international affairs , on the proper methods for studying them , or on the range of elements which theories of them must take into account .
7 Economic management has never been Labour 's strong point .
8 This is not to assume either that there has never been pressure within the universities for change or that the state is necessarily hostile to the collegiate model .
9 Anyone 'd think you 'd never been south of Harwich .
10 I 've never been soooo pissed off at a game than I was at the rangers game at Elland Road .
11 Gabriel , at No 31 with new single Digging in the Dirt , says : ‘ I 've never been part of the rock ‘ n roll machinery .
12 A a And what I I might tell you , I 've never been sea sick only once , and that was after I think eating pork pies .
13 I 've never been child minded .
14 I do n't know cos I 've never been brunette , Jackie .
15 The County Council dismissed the charges , saying both the Corporation and the IIRS were making routine checks on Raybestos Manhattan 's waste and there had never been evidence of asbestos in the consignments that had been checked .
16 The room was silent , as if there had never been conversation between old friends .
17 He should have asked the Captain but with the Substitute 's eyes fixed on him he had n't felt able to , and later there had never been time .
18 The window was dark , as if there had never been candle-light .
19 There had never been trouble between her and them and it 's unlikely Mr Johnson knew them .
20 Even with modest opposition , the St Leger had never been trainer Vincent O'Brien 's idea of a suitable warm-up for the Arc .
21 He could n't play cricket or any other game for that matter and he had never been fishing .
22 But as to being involved — he 's never been part of the firm himself , so I doubt it . ’
23 Most people er recognise that er being able to park in a space in a busy street is an important part of driving , and the surprise is really that it 's never been part of the test before .
24 It 's never been mine .
25 He 's never been president of
26 But micrometeorites often have a loose texture , which suggests that they have never been part of anything big , heavy and hot .
27 Most ordinary shareholders have never had a total remuneration package and have never been part of a performance-related bonus scheme .
28 These lakes have never been landlord lakes — the fishing has always been free for the people .
29 I know people who have never been east of Western . ’
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