Example sentences of "never [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | It was true that he had never said he would marry me , but he had said that when the war was over he would write to me and try to come back . |
2 | You never know we will give it a try . |
3 | I 'll enter that competition , you never know I might win it . |
4 | you never know I 'd do it any way |
5 | ‘ I never dreamed she would take it like that , ’ whispered Mrs Alderley in a shocked tone . |
6 | They can never tell what will hit them next , and their concern is very much with the immediate . |
7 | We had never imagined we would put them to their intended use . |
8 | ‘ Roman , I have never imagined you would hurt me in any way ! |
9 | I never thought we could see it like this . ’ |
10 | I never thought I 'd meet you , ’ he finally managed to say . |
11 | ‘ I never thought I 'd love you , you know that ? |
12 | I never thought I 'd make it . |
13 | Of course , Billy 's answer was ‘ certainly ’ , 'cos he obviously never thought I 'd do it . ’ |
14 | She said , ‘ I never thought I 'd do it . |
15 | A real good friend , Sarah Byrne , though I never thought I 'd say it . ’ |
16 | ‘ Martha told me about this place , but I never thought I 'd see it , ’ he said . |
17 | I 've seen similar situations on company planets run by the Usurians , but I never thought I 'd see it on Earth . ’ |
18 | I never thought I 'd see you again ! ’ |
19 | ‘ I never thought I 'd hear you say you did n't care about your designs . ’ |
20 | ‘ I 'm not sayin' he 'as n't been a good Samaritan , but I never thought he 'd beat me black and blue just for arguin' with him . ’ |
21 | It 's a look I never thought he 'd give me . |
22 | Well I never thought he 'd take it out and put it in in the drawer . |
23 | ‘ I never thought you 'd make it , ’ muttered Chuck . |
24 | Never mind I 'll sew them on for you , I hate sewing but I 'll do it for you Mary Lou . |
25 | Er and she said I 'll ring you ag I said oh dear someone now coming to the door , she said , never mind I 'll ring you on Saturday , so I said alright and er and she lives at Wyndham , Norfolk , my husband 's niece and erm , you see , and then there 's the other one and she said , auntie you 're always so cheerful , I said , well I try to be cheerful because like everybody else I get a little depressed sometimes because , you see , I have no sisters and brothers , I have three elderly cousins who live away and who I , who I see , one was here a fortnight ago er er er my cousin and his wife er , you see , it will be on a Wednesday , a fortnight today , no Thursday , yes , you see , a fortnight ago and they said , we 'll come again an we 've always bought you a bunch of daffodils so we shall come again when the daffodils are and er and they bring me over bits and pieces because er she was a cook and they bring me something nice to eat |