Example sentences of "never [vb pp] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | In generative phonology , a results from vowel reduction in vowels which have never received stress in the process of the application of stress rules . |
| 2 | Despite the fact that Yugoslavia was more market-conscious than some other socialist countries , the development of exports was never given priority in its industrial strategy . |
| 3 | Having an excellent harbour , Vancouver was a sportsman 's paradise so far as swimming , fishing , and boating were concerned , and while I have never claimed prowess in the water or in angling I have found pleasure on a boat , provided that boat was big enough — big enough that is , for me to sit comfortably on deck , preferably with a drink in hand , and watch the world go by . |
| 4 | And we were walking up and down on the beach at Aldeburgh and the most interesting part of our conversation was that we were saying we both started out as not conservatives , I 've never voted conservative in my life , but we started out as very loyal people . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I have never felt discrimination in England because I am Italian . |
| 7 | I 've never seen Puss in Boots . |
| 8 | I had never seen Cherry in a suit before . |
| 9 | I 'd never seen Paula in , in glasses , ever , other than in photographs |
| 10 | I have never seen men in such high spirits . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 've never had breakfast in bed before , ’ he told her . |
| 12 | so I 'd never had blokes in my class , it was really really weird |
| 13 | ‘ We 've never had flooding in the past as catastrophic as this though , ’ Maggie protested . |
| 14 | ‘ Nonsense , Ethel , ’ said Cook ‘ We 've never had murder in this house . ’ |
| 15 | Funny , cos we 've never had cows in there . |
| 16 | And I 'm Sagittarius but I 've never played tennis in my life . ’ |
| 17 | Mr Yardley , according to his wife , had never set foot in the tent . |
| 18 | Charlie Hatton was a cocky little lorry driver who had probably never set foot in Mayfair all his life . |
| 19 | ‘ He has never set foot in Israel and yet claims to be an expert in Israeli affairs . |
| 20 | ‘ We are both like cheap wine — we do n't travel well , ’ explains Peter , who to this day has never set foot in America , let alone Hollywood . |
| 21 | I had been there once or twice but she had never set foot in my father 's new home . |
| 22 | However , he had never set foot in the village again . |
| 23 | I must say I was quite surpri I 've never set foot in the place before since that time we went down before it was open . |
| 24 | I have never set foot in it . |
| 25 | " This nation has never found glory in war … |
| 26 | Although the concept is proven at club level , it has so far never found favour in international competition . |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , you rotten beast , I 've never 'ad fleas in all me born days . ’ |
| 28 | He had never taken part in a ransom drop personally before , but he knew what an extremely delicate moment it was . |
| 29 | She has never taken drugs in her life . |
| 30 | ‘ We 've been through all this already — I 've never taken drugs in my life ! ’ |