Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] ever [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lasting memory of the meeting being that you did n't enjoy it and have no intention of ever attending a similar event . |
| 2 | Many ex-servicemen had given up all hope of ever seeing the tribute after the Ministry of Defence warned supplies could dry up following the break-up of the USSR . |
| 3 | Joshua Morris had given up hope of ever reaching the promised land . |
| 4 | We 've waited so long , I 'd given up all hope of ever having a bairn . ’ |
| 5 | Most ignored his letter but Nehru ‘ denounced the idea as derogatory to the sovereignty of the new state and reproached Dr Nkrumah for ever issuing the invitation ’ . |
| 6 | It also occurred to him that this precaution eliminated the likelihood of ever finding a witness who had seen Sandy arriving in her Jaguar at the bell tower close to dawn . |
| 7 | Such constant cannibalism and modification prevented the frieze from ever assuming a permanent shape , although it generated the most important work of the greatest decade of the artist 's career . |
| 8 | It was more of a wish than a plan , so that when he observed that all the best places for landing were growing spears instead of whinbushes these days , with Norman helmets , would you believe it , on some of the hillsides , he made a smooth withdrawal without ever getting the axes out . |
| 9 | It had spent thousands of years being handed down from nome to nome without ever saying a word or lighting a light . |
| 10 | IT WAS N'T a record but that grand Heriot 's FP hooker of yesteryear , Bob Tollervey , who was 16 times reserve for Scotland without ever winning a cap , could be excused for feeling that he was born at the wrong time . |
| 11 | To frame this more familiar fare , she presented songs by Enesco and Marx , bringing to them the skill of a dramatic singer without ever overstepping the bounds of intimate communion required by the genre . |
| 12 | Shall we say then that he has drifted spontaneously through the crisis without ever making a rational decision as to whether to go or not ? |
| 13 | The first hit record to ever mention a baby though ? |
| 14 | Taylor has given the former Nottingham Forest midfielder 10 caps in his three years without ever finding a niche for the 26-year-old . |
| 15 | And if you despair of ever getting the baby 's pushchair anywhere near clean , or perhaps those muddy football and rugby boots , just spend five minutes or so on them with the Steamatic . |
| 16 | So is , is lack of information , or lack of relevant information , is that why we get this apparent paradox of erm , people migrating from rural to urban areas , despite there is in actual fact , twenty or thirty percent unemployment in the urban areas , and the migrants have very little chance of ever getting a job ? |
| 17 | As the prince was still only nine , and Howard in his fifties , this meant that Howard himself , and probably his son , Thomas , stood relatively little chance of ever acquiring the property . |
| 18 | As the prince was still only nine , and Howard in his fifties , this meant that Howard himself , and probably his son , Thomas , stood relatively little chance of ever acquiring the property . |
| 19 | Now that opposition to the governor 's plan to create the park is growing , it seems likely that , if the Yanomami Park is not created before UNCED , it stands little chance of ever becoming a reality . |
| 20 | And to be honest , I do n't believe any of them stands a chance of ever making a comeback with me . |
| 21 | If he does , he will join former England man John Dean as the only person to ever win the award twice . |
| 22 | Davis , a fastidious master , brought out all its natural sweetness without ever suggesting the saccharine or slipping into the over-sentimental . |
| 23 | Perhaps he regained his old power in the Badlands and rebuilt his domain , or maybe he fell to the sword stroke of an ambitious young Orc Warboss before ever reaching the Iron Rock . |
| 24 | At many sheltered sites on the West Coast of Scotland , N. lapillus may be observed feeding on 5. balanoides settled on the shells of large mussels without ever attacking the bivalves at all . |
| 25 | It is possible to study electromagnetic theory without ever mentioning the word electron , but since it has become such a household word and is used so often we can just as well make use of it . |
| 26 | Added to straightforward handling which gives just a hint of oversteer when the throttle is lifted on the entrance to a corner , the result is a car that can accomplish long distances over give-and-take roads without ever tiring the driver . |
| 27 | His commitment to School was matched by his commitment to his wife , whom he nursed through a long illness without ever missing a day at School . |
| 28 | Students can be introduced to epistemological issues without ever using the term ‘ epistemology ’ . |
| 29 | She knew it was going to hurt like crazy giving up her chances of ever catching a glimpse of Naylor again , but she knew in her heart of hearts that the action she was taking was the only one possible . |
| 30 | As it settles down and the chances of ever attaining the radical goals become ever more remote , members begin to shift their attention to the routine satisfactions of just ‘ being a member ’ . |