Example sentences of "[verb] never [vb pp] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The UK has never operated on the basis of giving subsidised loans ( as in France ) instead of capital grants for investment schemes , though there is no reason why such a system should not be instigated . |
2 | ‘ The Yugoslav Army has never fired on the people , ’ Col Budimir Mladenovic said when confronted by an angry Muslim villager who held in his hands the remains of an Army issue mortar shell . |
3 | Simon Wigg has been at the top of his sport for a decade but has never ridden on the road . |
4 | Now the director general of Bellas Artes , Jose Maria Luzón cites the EEC as the reason why they are retracting this gesture , although in fact Brussels has never legislated on the matter . |
5 | We 've never jumped on the bandwagon 'cos it 's clearly going to end in tears , but there 's definitely been a vibe that has n't been around since the days of the Buzzcocks and The Electric Circus . |
6 | Well I 've never signed on the dole so |
7 | Moreover , although his father no doubt knew of his disappointment , they had never spoken on the matter . |
8 | Markets have never depended on the existence of detailed information about costs and outcomes : [ … |