Example sentences of "never [to-vb] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For my mother , who remembered seeing her only brother , also called Robert , off to France in the First World War , never to see him again , this farewell on the platform must have been agony . |
| 2 | But he 'd stood up well to that first interview , hindered rather than helped by the presence of his solicitor , who had never seen his client before and had made it painfully apparent that he would prefer never to see him again . |
| 3 | Had he been so certain then he would n't still be guarding her name so zealously lest any whisper of their attachment got out and so caused Rosemary to decide never to see him again . |
| 4 | She shares the heartache felt by many owners who lose their horses to thieves , often never to see them again . |
| 5 | It was extraordinary to think that once he had loved this woman to distraction , and now all he wanted was never to see her again . |
| 6 | And because I 've met you , Mr Rochester , and I ca n't bear never to see you again . |
| 7 | It burst from her lips before she could think , before she could stop it : " I could n't bear never to see you again . " |
| 8 | In this deadlock the King , physically menaced and fearing the impeachment of the Queen , who was involved in various army plots against Parliament , left London , never to see it again until his trial . |
| 9 | ‘ I have never known a patient wait for 10 hours for an ambulance for an inter-hospital transfer — and I hope never to know it again , ’ she said . |
| 10 | Even with his handiwork through me , I thought of the sadness inevitably awaiting the others ; yet I would have to pursue him , for someone who had three times seen murder as a solution to problems could n't be trusted never to try it again . |
| 11 | Use the time to reflect on your disgraceful behaviour — and resolve never to disobey me again . " |
| 12 | He had always seemed grimly determined never to let her close to him , except physically , and in bed he had wanted her almost too much . |
| 13 | After my first I felt totally guilt-ridden and swore never to do it again . |
| 14 | ‘ He will sulk for a couple of days and promise never to do it again , but before long he 's at it as usual . |
| 15 | " I 'll try never to do it again . " |
| 16 | I 'll take care never to do it again . |
| 17 | You 're not kidding he certainly ai n't kidding you now now it 's happened to me I know if it ever happened I know never to do it again . |
| 18 | If any newspaper will promise never to use my name again — I mean , they can use it in reviews if they like — but if they promise never to mention me again , I will send £10,000 to any charity of their choice . |
| 19 | The businessmen travelled , of course , in the first-class carriages , dividing easily into groups so that compartments were made up between more or less particular cronies … any wife or daughter who had to go to Manchester by one of those trains always travelled third ; to share a compartment with the ‘ gentlemen ’ ( we were taught never to call them just plainly ‘ men ’ ) would have been unthinkable . |
| 20 | I had learnt , however , never to tell them much , to keep the best parts hidden , as indeed I often had to . |