Example sentences of "had never [vb pp] a real " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barth had never met a real Anglo-Catholic before and was excited by what he found . |
| 2 | I had never touched a real dapping-rod in my life , and Alan 's was telescopic , extending to seventeen feet in length . |
| 3 | In conjunction with suitably unsteady camerawork , the effect aimed to recreate the sensations of being in an earthquake ; but as the majority of the movie audience had never experienced a real earthquake , it was difficult to assess the fidelity of the reproduction . |
| 4 | Early last week the Sun apologised for saying he had never had a real job , but in truth a four-year stint as a tutor organiser in industrial and trade unions at the Workers ' Educational Association 25 years ago does not exactly set him up for a glittering new career . |
| 5 | She had never had a real boyfriend before and so had no yardstick by which to compare Charles 's behaviour . |