Example sentences of "it [verb] never [been] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ We have no policy on single-sex swimming , as it has never been an issue before and it has always been assumed that all children would swim together . ’ |
| 2 | It has never been the Queen 's style to rant and rave when things have gone wrong — and in truth she has never needed to . |
| 3 | It has never been the case that central Government would indemnify local authorities for expenditure when they are already given money through the revenue support grant to enable them to undertake their responsibilities , and that is not a way forward . |
| 4 | It has never been the principle of any health service management that the acceptance of a referral means that the person referred will be seen tomorrow . |
| 5 | Apparently , it has never been the practice to submit to justices a proposed draft order reflecting the terms that have been agreed between the parties . |
| 6 | It has never been the policy of National Parks to accept large housing estates , but applications for tourist complexes are now cropping up with alarming frequency at planning meetings . |
| 7 | It has never been the intention of Guitarist to augment dealer ads with sycophantic reviews , either . |
| 8 | I am pleased to see the Secretary of State for Social Security in his place , because he has said that the decision in January 1991 to stop such payments was taken because ’ It has never been the intention , nor is it sensible , that in the generality of cases Housing Benefit should be available as an alternative to income support ’ . |
| 9 | But ref Snoddy , with vast experience of World Cup and European football , insisted : ‘ It has never been the custom for referees to be paid their expenses in cash — or for clubs to hand over the money . ’ |
| 10 | Farika 's perspective on contraception : ‘ It 's never been a bed of roses . ’ |
| 11 | It 's never been a problem before . |
| 12 | Er it was ne it 's never been the road that it was prior to that . |
| 13 | And it 's never been the road it was . |
| 14 | Er it 's never been the County Council 's er objective or intention to restrain what are the genuine er employment needs of its local residents , erm and we feel that this level of allocation is suited to the needs of the residents . |
| 15 | Can you just confirm that it 's never been the practice to have an oral statement in this house on er prescription charges , neither under this Conservative government nor indeed under the pre previous Labour government who were always deeply embarrassed by increasing prescription charges . |