Example sentences of "they [modal v] never [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of them might never walk at all . |
| 2 | Most of them would never set eyes on the place and few felt any loyalty towards it . |
| 3 | ‘ I know that lots of them would never dream of voting Labour , but it does n't bother me . |
| 4 | Yet he knew that most of them would never survive even if they were free and that most would probably want to stay where they had for so long been safe , secure and well fed . |
| 5 | They may never recover . |
| 6 | ‘ Will be one of those guarding the victim , but they may never meet . |
| 7 | They may never make it to Wembley , but just remember girls , all the frustrated football commentators among them just might get it out of their system when they 're actually on the pitch ! |
| 8 | Warn them too that the defendant will only have to release their report if they intend to rely upon it and that therefore they may never see the report . |
| 9 | With the imposition of VAT , they may never see the upturn . |
| 10 | If I give no clues , they may never become aware of the power of specialising . |
| 11 | But no more extensions are expected , and with most WIPers older than 40 , those who do not negotiate a contract during this time fear that they may never work again as scientists . |
| 12 | Some patients are helped by knowing this is available although they may never use it . |
| 13 | A typical comment from teachers was that even though they may never use such a checklist again , having to use it , albeit reluctantly , this time had certainly made them ‘ think ’ . |
| 14 | They may never have heard one of her records , but when Joe Longthorne , or any of those impressionists who have made a career perfecting the quiver of her lip , does his Shirley Bassey everyone knows who he means . |
| 15 | Audiences yearn to groan under the yoke of suffering they may never have experienced . |
| 16 | Though they may never have been more vulnerable — as Peterborough demonstrated in the Rumbelows Cup — Liverpool are the most experienced team in the last four of the FA Cup . |
| 17 | But such criticisms become increasingly unconvincing if one observes the enthusiasm with which such students throw them-selves into new fields , and make themselves experts , within a short time , in subjects they may never have studied before . |
| 18 | On retirement their savings and pension enable them to buy their own flat or cottage ; but because they may never have cooked more than a snack for themselves or lived alone , the adjustment to this different way of life can be hard to make . |
| 19 | If the dinosaurs and thecodonians were superior to the types that went before them , they may never have had to demonstrate that fact . |
| 20 | They may never have closely observed the play , perhaps thinking it was boring or just something to keep the children out of their way . |
| 21 | We know of the anguish and sadness women feel at being told they may never have children , but what of the man — bluntly told he is unlikely to father a child ? |
| 22 | Some urban families do still look back to their rural roots ; while they may never have lived in the areas from which their ancestors originally came , they may make regular visits to the furusato and bring up their children to do likewise . |
| 23 | People will be willing to insure ( effectively saving money which they may never get back ) against contingencies which , if they occurred , would entail a drastic reduction in their standard of living . |
| 24 | It visits others many , many times … the rest are the great artists whose works are all love , though they may never indicate this by any common sign . ’ |
| 25 | But , of course , they must never remain purely abstract . |
| 26 | They must never blame themselves for what happens , if the cat reacts fearfully to certain individuals or certain specific conditions . |
| 27 | ‘ They must never know ! ’ |
| 28 | All I can say is , I think they must never have spent a night in The Bar if they think that , or never a good night . |
| 29 | Practitioners should never act like a puppet ; they must never focus their attention solely on the hands while neglecting the movements of the waist and legs , which are the main weight-bearing parts . |
| 30 | And we tell our graduate students that they must never take such risks , construing as scruple what in fact is timidity . |