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Example sentences of "have never known [pron] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I have never known him so happy . ’
2	In our own land we have never known him , but till we create him our land will not be a nation . ’
3	‘ But we have never known him .
4	As to the evaluation of their individual skills of pupil management by members of the Senior Management Team , the Head of Department commented , ‘ we have never known them as teachers … but we do see them conducting assemblies ’ .
5	I have never known which of them did the catering .
6	‘ They are a breed that will enjoy a long walk and they are excellent car travellers — in the 34 years that I have owned them I have never known one to be car sick , ’ she added .
7	Hairdressers and make-up artists know who 's had what done and where , who 's had whom , when and how , and with what , where and how many times , and in the thirteen years I 've known Lynette , I have never known her betray a confidence , so I tell her what the lump is .
8	‘ I have never known you be so patient , Miss Jay Goodtime ! ’ declaimed Jamie , gluing centipede eyelashes into unlikely pools of stage make-up .
9	Even a fox would bolt from her on occasions , but all the times I have ferreted I have never known my ferrets to bolt a fox .
10	When they are asked to share their true thoughts or feelings with an unfamiliar partner or in a small group , I have never known anyone to object , or complain that the exercise is an invasion of privacy .
11	I have never known anyone working in fundamental science who was not motivated by the desire to understand the way the world is .
12	Grainne had known that when it finally came to it , she would be afraid — for I have never known anyone other than Fergus , and with Fergus it was so natural and so sweet — but she had not expected this sudden rush of tenderness .
13	I have never known anyone work like it — and I discovered today that she had been writing articles for the Clarion Cry at midnight on top of everything else she did in the house .
14	Fry , who firmly believed his star player — brother of Wolves and England No 9 Steve — was Old Trafford-bound , said : ‘ I have never known anything like this before .