Example sentences of "i never [verb] such a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I never heard such a thing ! |
| 2 | I think I never witnessed such a squabble of people rushing into a building . |
| 3 | I never had such a thing before , and I am like a child when it comes to running water . |
| 4 | Breitenstein ( 1980 : 193 ) gives three different senses for have in its use with the bare infinitive : ( a ) I 'll have him clear up this mess ( an instruction ) ( b ) I wo n't have you say that ( a strong wish ) ( c ) I never had such a thing happen to me ( an experience ) |
| 5 | ‘ I never saw such a carry-on . |
| 6 | ‘ I never saw such a union of earth , sky , and sea , ’ Dorothy wrote following one hill-top walk . |
| 7 | I never saw such a fool in my life . |
| 8 | VISITING LADY : I never saw such a face and shape in my life . |
| 9 | 10 October , 1903 RAYMOND ASQUITH writes to Lady Manners from Aberdeenshire : ‘ We had a storm yesterday and went out to watch the waves : I ventured too far out onto a rock and was knocked flat on my face against a granite floor by one of the biggest rollers ever seen on this coast : I never felt such a blow ; luckily I fell in a crevice and was n't washed away ; but I was stunned for a few seconds , and when I got up my face and knee were streaming with blood . |
| 10 | I 'm sure I never implied such a thing . |