Example sentences of "never [vb pp] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had never forgiven her for intruding in what he had seen as his family , his responsibility , the only inheritance his father had left him . |
| 2 | He had never forgiven her for reporting his indiscretion in front of her husband . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's always been that — I 've known it all my life — you 've never forgiven me for being a girl — that 's why you love Bri and you do n't love me — you wanted a boy — you always wanted a boy and all you got was a girl — all you got was me ! ’ |
| 4 | I know that you 've never forgiven me for what happened , and I do n't blame you , darling . |
| 5 | It is clear , moreover , from facts which later became public , that her father King Malcolm had never intended her for a monastic vocation . |
| 6 | You know damn well I 've never blamed you for what happened that night ; it was one of those risks we had to take . |
| 7 | when this place come it should have been in my name were n't it , because he never done nothing for it |
| 8 | I know girls who say , ‘ Oh , I 've never done it for money , but he 'll give me this and that ’ . |
| 9 | She 'd known this would happen , but she 'd done nothing ; she 'd never done anything for Fand . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's disgusting , ’ contributed Mrs Harper from time to time , presenting her flat , mean , worthless little counter simply because she could not bear to remain silent , to sit back where others played , although she recognized herself temporarily outnumbered , ‘ disgusting , I call it , ’ and Shirley , hearing this phrase for the millionth time , had a vision of households all over Britain in which censorious , ignorant old bags like her mother-in-law , who had never done anything for the public good , who had nothing positive ever to contribute to any argument , passed judgement on others while stuffing themselves with goose and roast potatoes and sprouts and apple sauce . |
| 11 | they say that ad , it pays to advertise I mean , to me advertising has never done anything for me well I do n't think it has anyway but if it pays to advertise and look at the number of people that read the Express |
| 12 | Presumably they 'd never done anyone for the job . |
| 13 | The Boar 's Head 's never seen her for weeks . |
| 14 | I 've never seen her for years |
| 15 | Instead , uncharacteristically , he went and signed up with the Maharishi , paid out £146 , and has never regretted it for a single minute , although in fairness it has to be said that his wife has . |
| 16 | He 'd never known anyone for touching things like Lee . |
| 17 | He had never asked her for her heart . |
| 18 | I 've never asked them for anything before … then all of a sudden , you become partly dependent on them … it 's very difficult . |
| 19 | I do n't eat prepared food myself , so I have never liked it for my terrier . |