Example sentences of "never really [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even once a professional , nonfamily management had been put in place , one gets the feeling they were never really given free reign . |
| 2 | I for one could never penetrate his thoughts , could never really feel comfortable with him . |
| 3 | ‘ My father approves of this — he never really believed all he heard from the priest . ’ |
| 4 | But in all honesty that should be translated , ‘ I never really believed this anyway . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Well , I know that a lot of musicians have that kind of pressure put on them , but I 've never really gotten any bullshit from anybody about what to do . |
| 6 | Heidrick and Struggles , which had previously never really made much of an impact in the UK scene , although they were strong worldwide , reorganised in the mid-1980s and attracted a strong team which is now giving them a significant presence in the UK search market . |
| 7 | As a protest some people never really made any attempt to get on with their writing project but just sat there and chatted to each other . |
| 8 | Despite having a fair share of the play throughout , Braintree never really made any real impression and what chances there were came for the visitors . |
| 9 | ‘ Eleanor , my parents , quite a few of my friends — you never really made any effort to get along with the people who 'd been an important part of my life before you came on the scene . ’ |
| 10 | But although I relaxed a little in the hours I spent with them , I never really felt comfortable — and at all times I felt compelled to keep eye contact … and a small notebook strategically placed . |
| 11 | I , I , I er I ge end up never really tackled these problems but I have heard rumours that |
| 12 | And er after that it was just well every man for himself I never really saw any of the guys except for the o one guy who was on the platform with me at the time . |
| 13 | ‘ They never really knew each other . |
| 14 | She was disapproving of my job and of the person I was , and she never really expressed any real affection or love . |
| 15 | He never really reached top form last night , but had enough fight to hold off the mentally tough , but physically drained Hlasek . |
| 16 | But you could say that I have never really stopped missing Mother . |
| 17 | But I had never really formed any ambition to become a Member of Parliament , I just talked about things which I love to talk about till all of a sudden one of the guests said : ‘ You want to be a Member of Parliament do n't you ? ’ and I said , ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 18 | If the CEO or the manager of the group is held accountable for outcomes , then in the final analysis , he or she will have to agree with group decisions or have the authority to block them , which means that the group never really had decision-making power to begin with . |
| 19 | In fact , Mendelssohn never really had any later years . |
| 20 | Many women never really express any anger . |
| 21 | I never could decide who was right , socialists — even revolutionaries — or the arch-capitalists , and it seemed we 'd never find out in Britain because whatever way the popular vote went it never really brought any real change of direction . |
| 22 | Since the failure of ZTT and Sputnik particularly , it has never really seemed likely that our own spiky tarts could share the limelight with the outright MOR . |
| 23 | I think this is probably true of the Metropolitan Police ; they have never really allowed any fundamental research on any sensitive issue . |
| 24 | The use of her first name did not imply familiarity , as it would have done in England– though she had never really got used to being on first-name basis with everyone ; she was invariably disconcerted by this custom . |
| 25 | Well we never really see much of them together except |
| 26 | Then Paul has to get the Tipp-Ex out and change everything round , but it never really looks right . |
| 27 | Yes , all that rhythm , one day you have it the next you do n't , and er Lawrence has certainly got it today , you can tell by just looking at a bowler running in , if he 's easy and relaxed , Lawrence I suppose never really looks relaxed when he 's belting into bowl , but he 's clicked he 's , he 's right at the crease . |
| 28 | I had never really considered this . |
| 29 | You never really own any part of it , do n't you see ? |
| 30 | ‘ I 'd always hung around with boys , never really known any men — certainly no man had ever made me feel and think the dreadful things I felt and thought whenever I saw you ! ’ |