Example sentences of "[adv] ever [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | he 's only ever missed a call-out once |
| 2 | He 'd been so disinterested in her progress during six years of primary school that he 'd only ever visited the school once . |
| 3 | But yesterday , Susan Fey , of the CTC Trust , said , ‘ We were only ever given a target of 20 . |
| 4 | For Jay absence had only ever made the heart grow fonder . |
| 5 | Tom adds however that he has only ever seen a maximum of two wolf teeth grown in the upper jaw ; four wolf teeth are extremely rare . |
| 6 | I I 've only ever seen the first film of it . |
| 7 | Surely no one knew the name of the distant , immortal Lord of Mankind — in whom Lexandro had only ever felt the most casual interest since his early catechisms . |
| 8 | Terry Goldsmith has only ever watched the Gold Cup race run on television . |
| 9 | However , it did n't stop Charlie wanting to taste Coca-Cola , the latest drink from America , at a cost of a penny a bottle ; or to try the new safety razor from Gillette — despite the fact that he had n't even started shaving — at sixpence for the holder and twopence for six blades : he felt sure his father , who had only ever used a cut-throat , would consider the whole idea sissy . |
| 10 | She had only ever had a vague impression of Frank Shildon and was interested in how far that was at variance with what she was discovering . |
| 11 | But she had only ever pulled the stops out for people she loved and respected . |
| 12 | And do n't know if you 've ever ever smelt a tannery in full production , have you ? |
| 13 | ‘ Do you know , ’ he said , ‘ in all my stay here I have hardly ever seen a Russian soldier . ’ |
| 14 | Hardly ever cracked a joke , and if he did it was bitter , like as not . |
| 15 | As long as she had known her , Eve had hardly ever told a lie . |
| 16 | Fortunately the actress has n't ever faced the situation for real . |
| 17 | In fact , many people in Broadmoor have never been convicted of a serious crime , or indeed ever committed a criminal offence . ) |
| 18 | Never ever wanted a puppy because it makes them a captive person |
| 19 | Never ever joined the Cubs or the Scouts |
| 20 | When I die they can perform an autopsy and they will find that I have never ever taken an illegal substance . |
| 21 | In the meantime , someone had found that there was some sort of balm that we could rub on his bum before the event , but an echo that I will tell you and I will never ever forget , I can honestly say that having witnessed that ordeal and experienced the aftermath , and having seen the vicious weals on Buster 's backside , I have never ever stolen a thing of any value since . |
| 22 | What 's av We 've never ever bought a blind . |
| 23 | The point is that the inference which you give to it is that they 're not quite fit to be Governors , by comparison with others , and I 'd like to defend that because I can assure you that I have never ever nominated a Governor for a school who I have not thought would be advantageous to that Board of Governors to have as a member and that he will be he or she will be a contributor to that particular school , and I 've done it time and time and time again and indeed on occasions have had headmasters coming to me and thanking me for the particular person that I put in . |
| 24 | I can honestly say now I do not feel I have subsequently ever lost a race I would have won had I been allowed to use the whip . ’ |