Example sentences of "have never been [adj] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite its reputation for fine engineering , Rolls-Royce has never been shy of using outside technology and components , inevitable now for a company of its small size . |
| 2 | Now most people that come to see us have never been involved in designing or writing ads . |
| 3 | I 've never been used to doing that and it makes such a lot of difference when you actually speak to the people . |
| 4 | " Your letters were always too short , Sara , and not detailed enough , but then you 've never been good at spilling all your thoughts in speech or writing , have you ? |
| 5 | ‘ After that I suppose I 'll start training for another marathon , but I 've never been good at looking to the future . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've never been good at showing my feelings , but yes , I love you . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've never been interested in driving and I 'm not going to start now , ’ said Liz , who works at Courtaulds Electrical Insulation at Runcorn in the UK . |
| 8 | On the plus side was the fact that the Foreign Office and the years spent in Cabinet were a good apprenticeship , while in addition I had never been afraid of taking decisions . |
| 9 | From the moment he decided to take up running nine years ago at the age of 38 , Zarei had never been interested in running against the clock , or in beating others . |
| 10 | Every year companies that have never been involved in selling abroad join the important , and often highly profitable , league of exporters or licensors and some even establish joint ventures or subsidiary companies in overseas countries . |
| 11 | The Wonder Stuff come from Stourbridge , in the West Midlands , and have never been shy about saying so . |
| 12 | The military regimes in power have never been averse to arresting leaders of the political opposition , but only in recent years has this become a systematic practice . |
| 13 | Conservative governments have never been concerned with reducing such inequalities , while Labour governments have been , at best , unclear and lukewarm and , at worst , as hostile or indifferent as Conservative governments . |