Example sentences of "[conj] it never [verb] " in BNC.

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1 In its capacity as spokesman the BDDA was particularly active in the educational field , where it never ceased to act as a pressure group in favour of the combined system .
2 David wanted to write a play — that 's what he fancied doing — although it never came about .
3 Deaf children 's reading ability does increase over time , however , although it never reaches the levels of hearing children .
4 Richard Butcher writing in 1646 is the first to mention St. Thomas ' church , for medieval bishops ' registers show quite clearly that it never existed .
5 A study of the Tamil phoneme /l/ would reveal that it never occurs at the beginning of a word .
6 The result from the program 's point of view is that it receives an odd collection of keypresses , probably a set that it never received during testing .
7 In the Mediterranean coral was so abundant and so easily harvested that it never became valuable , at least in the home territory .
8 The point , so I thought , was to have one in case of emergency , and hope that it never came out of its pouch .
9 I feel this often leaves the clubhead behind so that it never catches up .
10 Through radical ‘ reflexive ’ spectacles , all this excavation work occurs so late in the process of constructing crime and criminals that it never gets to the foundations .
11 The whole island is like one huge tropical greenhouse , with the added attraction that it never gets too hot — a nice steady seventy degrees . ’
12 It struck me as a bit odd that it never seemed to leave the ground .
13 If you were not contacted please let me know so that it never happens again .
14 I realize that , you know I would say five of them five people in both departments champion of champions let's hope that it never happens again , you know , these things do happen .
15 ‘ I think the success of our ‘ Hello Rodney , Hello Charles ’ routine was that it never sounded rehearsed — which I suppose it was n't .
16 ‘ It is terrible that it never worked .
17 So strong was her need to talk to Simon , that it never occurred to her that he might not actually live there .
18 She said that it never occurred to her or her husband that her village would be harmed or its people endangered .
19 It was because I was subconsciously sure of them that it never occurred to me that I could be rejected .
20 The primary intention is only to consider the Cossacks on a formation basis , and certainly all the evidence indicates that it never entered the mind of anyone at HQ 5 corps that a comprehensive detailed screening process should take place , to sort out liability to repatriation on an individual basis .
21 Such was the austerity of his habits that it never entered his head himself to have any kind of formal dinner in which I could join .
22 ‘ Fru Møller just told that lady that it never rains here in August , but the dolls say it often does and they packed their mackintoshes ! ’
23 The desire may come in adolescence , in early womanhood or even later ; some claim that it never comes at all .
24 That it never seems boring is due first , of course , to the richness of the youthful Mozart 's music ; but given the fantastical convolutions of the story even that might not be enough .
25 This score is so inspired and obviously such a pleasure to play that it never seems to receive a really disappointing recording .
26 I have worked out a table which shows the visibility , or otherwise , of some of the brightest stars as seen from different places : C indicates that the star is circumpolar ; V , that it is visible at times ; and a dash , that it never rises .
27 He says that it never occured to him to apply for planning permission .
28 He says that it never occured to him to apply for planning permission .
29 In its post-election issue , the Independent on Sunday offered a list of phrases that it never wanted to hear again .
30 The bushy , white-edged ‘ Madame Salleron ’ is a fine edger for summer beds and is unusual in that it never flowers .
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