Example sentences of "[modal v] never be quite " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the morning , you 'd never be quite sure if you had n't dreamed of his presence in your bedroom , laughing , holding out his dripping gifts . |
| 2 | They were actors in a world of secret agents , codenames and mysterious papers : a place where ordinary values and rules were possibly suspended , although they could never be quite sure of that . |
| 3 | Even though their losses forced them to merge before the end of the year , the assumptions on which TV had been organized could never be quite the same again . |
| 4 | She was sure — or almost sure — that they had never actually killed anyone , but you could never be quite sure in this world . |
| 5 | Whatever directions artists were to take after the war , it was already clear that painting could never be quite the same again . |
| 6 | Yet in their presence God was made and eaten all day long , and for that reason those people could never be quite like other people , and that was Catholicism . |
| 7 | As was explained in Chapter 1 , we could never be quite sure that we had indeed found the correct theory , since theories ca n't be proved . |
| 8 | Joan was aware that her life would never be quite the same again . |
| 9 | After it , movies would never be quite the same again . |
| 10 | His own heart would never be quite the same now that he 'd seen her . |
| 11 | He did n't really understand what had happened or why , but he sensed things would never be quite the same again . |
| 12 | And then after a long pause , he sighed , ‘ But it will never be quite the same . ’ |
| 13 | ASKING directions will never be quite the same . |
| 14 | Salisbury will never be quite free of Mrs Proudie . |
| 15 | ‘ He thinks I 'm his mother ’ she said blissfully , as Patrick gazed up at her from her lap — dolls will never be quite the same again . |
| 16 | Whatever happens it seems the town will never be quite the same again . " |
| 17 | It is no exaggeration to say your life will never be quite the same again . ’ |
| 18 | The team batting first can never be quite sure when to go for the final , all out slog . |
| 19 | Now cross-examinations can not be prepared , because you can never be quite sure what the other side 's witnesses are going to say until they are actually in the box . |
| 20 | You can never be quite sure actually ! |