Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [modal v] never have " in BNC.

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1 The only person who ever explained what the operation was for was the nurse at the hospital , or I would never have known .
2 ‘ I had no idea , ’ she informed him earnestly , ‘ no idea at all what Rose had in mind , or I would never have gone with her .
3 I had no idea you did n't approve of go-go dancing or I 'd never have taken you there . ’
4 I thought you were an experienced professional or I 'd never have let you go in the first place !
5 ‘ A good thing you were near Gullholm when the engine failed or you 'd never have survived . ’
6 He ca n't have told Sister , or she 'd never have pitched you straight into the A.R.R. Unit .
7 Additionally , once a person is appointed , not only need the minister never account for the choice , but the likelihood is that he or she will never have to justify it on performance grounds .
8 We will seek reassurance that we are loved in all kinds of bizarre ways rather than acknowledge there were times when we were not loved , or we may never have been loved , or even that we may have been hated .
9 It had to be , he had to do something or they would never have er got In other ways in was a lenient school because as the years went by it was , a register was called , a teacher er opened a book and we called numbers .
10 I do n't suppose No they would n't have any warning about this going to happen or they would never have taking a lot of bairns down among it .
11 Desire , yes , of course , or they would never have ended up like this , but also a reluctant fascination and a curiously protective tendency that she found both touching and revealing .
12 ‘ The new owner of the Enderley estate is a hard man , or he 'd never have the heart to turn her out , even if he does want her cottage for a gamekeeper .
13 Francis understood all of this , of course , or he 'd never have done it .
14 One of the big syndicates will give it full coverage , and I 'll never have to work again .
15 ‘ There 's something I need to say to you , Dad , and I 'll never have the courage to do it face to face .
16 Also , I am not a typist and I would never have written my first book if I did not know that Joyce was able and willing to decipher my handwriting , unsnarl my spelling and type the manuscript .
17 We were just girlfriend and boyfriend and I would never have done anything to harm her .
18 And I 'd never have thought Buckmaster capable of such a human remark .
19 I 'd have found some boring ordinary job and paid off the cops and you 'd have your new crystal and I 'd never have met Marco and his pals and I 'd be a happier woman today .
20 ‘ It was pure sex , and I should never have been so damn crazy !
21 A friend of mine Dave who wrote half the album with me and produced the album has been on at me for five years , come on let's make an album , let's make an album , let's make an album , making a , let's make an album er and a few record companies have come on and they 've always wanted me to do an album like maybe , let's prepackage old sixties ' songs and revise them , or let's do love themes from T V shows and which would never have interested me , so I said to Dave , you know when a record company comes with an offer to make an album , to do the album I wan na do then we 'll do one .
22 And you had best be grateful to me , for if you had left it to the little men of law he could buy better and shiftier than you , and you would never have got your money at all . ’
23 ‘ She was a lovely wee girl and you would never have heard her saying a bad word about anybody . ’
24 A couple more sessions like that and you 'll never have to worry about mosquitoes again . ’
25 ‘ You 'll never have the club , and you 'll never have me .
26 ‘ Although you should n't need to hear it , and you should never have believed what you did in the first place …
27 if you were born in the Mediterranean you would of been eating that stuff anyway and you 'd never have , think about it
28 It was uncertain whether she was offering him tea or dinner or nothing , since the time she gave was a quarter to six and she would never have had anyone to drinks .
29 Tristan 's arrival had prevented her and she would never have found the right words to accompany the gift in any case .
30 I offered them all glasses as well , and Angelica took one and went on bellyaching to all around her about how Steve had let her down and she should never have trusted the louse , and it was a tribute to her acting that there was a distinct drawing aside of skirts in the pursed mouths of those around her who were fed up with hearing about it .
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