Example sentences of "[noun] but we [modal v] never " in BNC.
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| 1 | The top of the ladder is the eventual target of the programme but we can never climb a ladder starting at the top . |
| 2 | We now face a life sentence of misery and uncertainty but we will never rest until we know what happened that night . |
| 3 | That sort of compartmentalization has been roundly denounced by Bob Jones University and those sections of American fundamentalism with which Paisley is most at home but we will never know if his religio-political system would permit such pragmatism because the constitutional issue so overrides everything else in Northern Ireland that there is no expectation or need for him to work with conservative Catholics . |
| 4 | A quiet dignity pervaded its saintly stations but we could never stay long because of course we were late … |
| 5 | We may see a road accident but we shall never be sprawled out on the tarmacadam like that . |
| 6 | We could sell his story but we could never make money from other people 's suffering … ’ |
| 7 | At best this achieves virtual elimination of the transfer problem ( 'I learned a lot of good stuff but we could never apply it here ! ’ ) as it demands a clear ‘ contract ’ being made between any individual and his/her organisation ( his ‘ managers ’ or superiors ) before any training takes place . |
| 8 | Hawking thinks it can go either way but we will never know . |