Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] never [be] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ If I knew my future and that I would never be No 1 I think I 'd tell myself to forget it .
2 You should never be party to making anyone else do anything they do n't want to .
3 WIGAN boss John Monie has warned British rugby league : ‘ Get your act together or you 'll never be world champions . ’
4 You can never be 100pc confident when you go into the championships , but as long as you 're playing well you should be okay . ’
5 Gloucestershire and England wicketkeeper Jack Russell believes Walsh to be the hardest bowler he has kept to because of his variation : ‘ You can never be stay in the right place — one ball will hit you in the chest and the next wo n't really come through .
6 ‘ Yes , I 'm sorry too , we could have made a good team , in business at least , though I realize we could never be friends or anything of that sort , but I 'm convinced it could have worked .
7 ‘ What matters to us is the fact that we have not enjoyed much success against Southern Hemisphere nations and until we start beating them regularly we will never be world champions .
8 Oh no , I mean the these were clients and they could never be friends after doing that I 've come to the conclusion you can either keep your money or you can keep your friends , but you 're not going to do both .
9 Twenty million of them dispossessed , twenty million told they now lived in a foreign country and they could never be Germans again , for ever more .
10 They would never be friends , but by keeping a great distance , they might not become enemies .
11 They would never be Spandau Ballet .
12 In particular , they do not worry that they will never be chairmen of the parent companies .
13 He could never be Shiona 's , even if he wanted her , and there was nothing to indicate that he really did .
14 He 'd never be bank manager now , and probably would n't have wanted to be .
15 I believe that he committed himself to assuring that he would never be party to such a thing again if he could prevent it .
16 When I injured the ligaments in my left knee last year , the doctor said I did n't need an operation but it would never be 100% again .
17 If I asked a question of him then he 'd answer seriously , but if I floated a question and waited to see which of the students would pick it up I could guarantee that it would never be Holly .
18 I believe it is very important to judge a new settlement in terms of viability and sustainability on the availability of some significant element of jobs , of course it will never be self contained , erm but that is a very important factor , I do n't see that in the list of criteria .
19 He can change his ministers ; but unless he is a transcendent genius he can never be master of the conduct of affairs . ’
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