Example sentences of "never [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we 've never been the poor , in a proper sense . |
| 2 | This has never been the Conservative system … |
| 3 | Mais r-r-rien de plus ! ’ ; and on the other , and also out of his own mouth , ‘ sponging has never been the guiding principle of my actions . |
| 4 | It has never been the Royal Family 's policy to comment on private matters . |
| 5 | On his daily visit to the laboratory to look at quality control tests on raw and processed materials , Graham added : ‘ Mills and sliphouses have never been the favourite areas of pottery factories — you either love or hate them — but for the likes of me they are a way of life . ’ |
| 6 | My feet have never been the same since , he said . |
| 7 | Spurs have never been the same in cup competition since Port Vale knocked them out of the FA Cup . |
| 8 | Rovers have never been the same since they knocked Newcastle and Wimbledon out of the Centenary Trophy . |
| 9 | And our Emily 's never been the same from that day to this … |
| 10 | Todger had never been the same since they got to Hambury . |
| 11 | Golf would never been the same again after September 3rd , and many familiar faces were destined not to return . |
| 12 | Installed an Apple Mac sampler at every desk and things have never been the same since . |
| 13 | Things have never been the same at the Chandlers ' since . |
| 14 | Hillary was catapulted to stardom and his life has never been the same since . |
| 15 | I 've never been the same since he told me how he hated fey women . |
| 16 | People say he has never been the same since . |
| 17 | Since I met you things have never been the same , I realise now . |
| 18 | Nothing to do whether it was you from , from Saturday he 's never been the same , will you pick up your pen before they go on the floor , what else have you got lurking on the bottom of your bed ? |
| 19 | Yeah , I 've never been the same since I was there you know |
| 20 | When he let her off it had happened that simply and her world had never been the same again . |
| 21 | Financial considerations can never be the deciding factor in sentencing . |
| 22 | An antidepressant should never be the sole form of treatment a patient is receiving , even if his illness appears to be entirely of an endogenous variety . |
| 23 | Size alone can never be the sole determinant when considering types of provision for the 16–19 age group . |
| 24 | There will be times when a fish bait will be the best way of catching big bream , but it will never be the best way all the time , or even most of the time . |
| 25 | After 10 years at top level , it 's a pity that Ben still has n't understood that you can never be the best climber sin the world , because there is always someone who will do something better in a given area of the sport . |
| 26 | Whatever youngsters do , rejection can never be the right reaction . |
| 27 | The demands of science , however conceived , can never be the ultimate reason for a system-centred or state-centred approach to international relations . |
| 28 | I 'd think that I have seen enough to say that cricket could never be the be-all-and-end-all of life for me . |
| 29 | As he puts it , " performative speech can never be the unilateral act of a single individual " ( p.5 ) . |
| 30 | The Denning family feel sad that , although Sharpness is still thriving , it 'll never be the busy port it once was . |