Example sentences of "[modal v] never [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | right , but we 've never covered all this see , you 've picked bits up as you 've gone along and another thing you should never give a choice of something and nothing you should always give a choice of something and something else |
| 2 | You should never underestimate a woman 's intuition , you know . ’ |
| 3 | Whether this visit took place after Anselm 's return to England in September 1100 is unclear , but Anselm left the pope in no doubt about his view of the matter , and the pope promised to send no legate with authority over Canterbury during Anselm 's life time ; but it is clear that he did not , and could not , accept the Canterbury claim made by Anselm , that he should never appoint a legate in England other than the archbishop himself . |
| 4 | Erm it suggests that you should never appoint a solicitor or a bank for the reasons of cost . |
| 5 | ‘ You should never tell a lady to shut up . ’ |
| 6 | But he insists regret should never make a footballer compromise on toughness . |
| 7 | Your Lordships accept that a civil court should never make an order that will inhibit the processes of the criminal law , but regard the letter written by a Principal Officer in the Crown Prosecution Service as a sufficient assurance that the prosecution will be placed at no disadvantage if pursuant to the order of the court the defendants produce a number of incriminating documents that can not be used in a prosecution . |
| 8 | She had some idea that you should never wake a sleep-walker . |
| 9 | There 's an old saying that goes ‘ you should never judge a book by its cover ’ , and I would say ‘ you should never judge a person by their looks . ’ |
| 10 | There 's an old saying that goes ‘ you should never judge a book by its cover ’ , and I would say ‘ you should never judge a person by their looks . ’ |
| 11 | In kung fu one should never allow a technique to extend so far as to be impracticable . |
| 12 | two people should never share a LIFESPAN user name |
| 13 | But there can not be an infinite series of causes stretching back endlessly ; for in that case , no matter how far back we were to look , we should never find a beginning of the whole process , and that in turn would make it quite impossible to understand how it could ever have got off the ground , let alone reached its present state . |
| 14 | Indeed , you should never have a window half open and leave the dog inside , effectively guarding the car . |
| 15 | If parents want to leave a child in the garden with a dog , it 's their responsibility , but anywhere else , even down to the local shop , children should never take a dog out . |
| 16 | He told me I should never use a leash . |
| 17 | Early in my journalistic career I learned that one should never use a preposition to end a sentence with — remembering it because it committed the error it condemned ; whatever the consequence , I was now fully convinced that Moose Jaw was not a bad place to be from . |
| 18 | For much the same reason , you should never write a sentence like : ‘ B can argue that … but the argument will fail , ’ or ‘ B has committed such-and-such a crime , but he has a good defence . ’ |
| 19 | Thus a slip should never become a fall . |
| 20 | Probably the first piece of advice that could be given to any new practitioner is that whilst a friend may be a client , a client should never become a friend , for an easy transition from a client to a friend can often lead to serious problems and difficulties . |
| 21 | Witnessing should never become an excuse for a heated argument ; if things are moving in that direction it 's better to end the conversation sooner rather than later . |
| 22 | The BSIA stresses that you should never buy a system from someone who casually turns up on your doorstep . |
| 23 | And the way things were it might never have a name or a life of its own . |
| 24 | England until almost the 1850s , when sometimes labouring men , particularly in country districts , might never have a fire in their hearths or taste meat all week , and faced death if they trapped a rabbit on the local lord-of-the-manor 's land . |
| 25 | ‘ Everest will always be there but I might never get a chance to play at Twickenham again ’ — WILL KEFFORD ( Harlequins and Middlesex Colts full-back ) who cancelled a trip to join his father 's Everest expedition to play in the Colts Final at Twickenham which Middlesex lost to Lancashire ( 19–15 ) . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll never tell a soul ! ’ |
| 27 | After a moment 's reflection , however , Jonadab went on , ‘ They 'll never miss a couple o' pairs . |
| 28 | ‘ Just promise me you 'll never handle a crossbow whenever I am anywhere near you . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ He 'll never lay a finger on her . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll never make a secretary , Aggie ; I 've got nothing up top . ’ |