Example sentences of "[vb base] never [been] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've never been with a girl , I do n't know how to react around one . |
| 2 | An unlikely scenario : I 've never been to a desert and the nearest I 've ever got to authentic military action is when Action Man introduced eagle eyes and gripping hands . |
| 3 | " I 've never been to a café . " |
| 4 | ‘ I 've never been to a koliba , ’ she replied . |
| 5 | we 're off grass track racing now … one of the country 's biggest meetings was held in Oxfordshire at the weekend … and if you 've never been to a race before … sit back and watch this … it 's exciting stuff … |
| 6 | Well why not men go to the bleeding , er well it 's like I 've never been to a proper hen night , Gary 's been to a , a stag night , with female strippers , I 'd like to go to a stag , er a hen night |
| 7 | If you 've never been to an ice hockey game , it 's more than a game — it 's a night out . |
| 8 | I 've never been on a diet . |
| 9 | Now I 've never been on a camel before and these guys , I mean , they do n't wash ; just roll around in the sand . |
| 10 | ‘ We 've never been on a cruise . |
| 11 | I 've never been on a train before . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 've never been on a boat before , ’ he admitted to Tommy , ‘ unless you count the paddle steamer at Brighton . ’ |
| 13 | You 've never been on a big boat ? |
| 14 | I 've never been in a fire in a theatre before — thankfully they 're almost unheard of . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've never been in a helicopter , and now I probably never will . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've never been in a war , but in the police we also have a need for comradeship . |
| 17 | ‘ My wife rightly points out that I 've never been in a ladies ' loo in my life . |
| 18 | Granted , he 'd say to himself , I 've never been in a situation where an abortion has been necessary . |
| 19 | Paul 's dad , but I 've never been in a bus with Paul 's dad . |
| 20 | I have never been on a diet . |
| 21 | I have never been on a mountain with so many other people before . |
| 22 | You may find that older dogs are nervous under these circumstances , if they have never been on a train or bus before , and you should always try to reassure them with your tone of voice . |
| 23 | Many young drivers , like Paul Standen , may have passed their test , but have never been on a motorway . |
| 24 | Most white people , ’ Hall told Time , ‘ have never been to a party at a black person 's house . |
| 25 | He returned it with this comment : ‘ I have never been to a Wesleyan school nor been at the bottom of my form ! ' |
| 26 | Mum and Dad are my greatest fans , but they have never been to a meeting ! |
| 27 | Those who have never been up a mountain when temperature inversion is at work have missed the most splendid sight . |
| 28 | Baroness Seear , a leader of the Liberal peers for several years , remarks that ‘ I can honestly say that I have never been in a place that treats you better on male-female equality . |
| 29 | The last rule may sound rather trite but desktop publishing is unlike any other business use of computers , it 's a blend of art , craft , rules of thumb and a whole load of experience most businessmen have never been in a position to acquire . |
| 30 | And what about all the old people who have never been in a bank in their lives ? ’ |