Example sentences of "[pron] have never been [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 After the verdict she still insisted : ‘ I have never been improperly involved with him . ’
2 I have never been more serious , ’ he said .
3 I have said nothing to anyone so far because I have never been quite sure how much it might affect Mr. Andrew .
4 I have never been so fortunate . ’
5 She declares , ‘ I am a nun now , I have never been so pure . ’
6 I was nervous in the dressing room but once on the pitch and with the thrill of being presented to the Princess Royal it felt just great and I have never been so proud in my life , especially when I saw my sister , Kirsty , up in the stand .
7 Please give me some hope , ’ he urged , ‘ because , apart from the certainty in my heart that miluji të , I have never been so uncertain , so apprehensive at any time in my life . ’
8 I have never been so close to resigning from the force , ’ Morton said slowly .
9 ‘ We have recently moved to this village and I have never been so bored in all my life .
10 I have never been so happy in my life and I know that it will go on for ever .
11 I have never been so happy .
12 And in any case I am so angry — I have never been so angry ! — I am prepared to commit suicide if it would mean the end of your career !
13 I have never been so scared in my life .
14 I have never been so glad to see anyone in my life , ’ I said , ‘ nor so surprised . ’
15 John I bet you have never been so quiet .
16 We have never been more varied than now , thanks to the BBDO merger [ bringing in brands like Pepsi-Cola and Gillette ] . ’
17 One general point about the international agreements on the laws of war : they have never been very successful in addressing directly either the general issue of bombing from the air , or the particular issue of the use of nuclear weapons .
18 For all that England are the only European nation not to concede a goal in the qualifying tournament , it is no exaggeration to suggest they have never been so ill-equipped for the persistent rigours of a World Cup .
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