Example sentences of "i [verb] never been [art] " in BNC.

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1 I had never been a prime minister before .
2 I had never been a member of the Labour Party , and on the first occasion when I could claim a vote I voted for the Liberal candidate in the Hampstead constituency .
3 ‘ Before all this I had never been a fisherman but I have now taken it up and am enjoying it , ’ he said .
4 I 've never been a trade union man myself , never saw the point , but in terms of research and analysis I found the field a fascinating one .
5 Rosemary , at forty , told me : I 've never been a child
6 I 've never been a child , ’ she told me .
7 I 've never been a big knitter .
8 A refreshing interlude came by way of sorbet , something I 've never been a lover of , but this was quite , quite different .
9 I 've never been a fan of compressors for guitars , but in this case it makes quite a lot of difference when it comes to creating and controlling a guitar sound .
10 I 've never been a person for holidays but when I was sixteen I left drama college , with my grant , and tried hitching to Cairo ; that 's my idea of travelling .
11 I 've never been a person for holidays but when I was sixteen I left drama college , with my grant , and tried hitching to Cairo ; that 's my idea of travelling .
12 I 've never been a monk , Shannon .
13 I 've never been a part of any plot !
14 I 've never been a person that gets something for nothing .
15 No , I do n't boil onions , I 'm not , I 've never been a big onions chap .
16 But I 've never been the world 's best listener .
17 I knew there was only the one slice left , but I 've never been the sort deliberately to starve an animal to death , so in it went .
18 I 've never been the same since he told me how he hated fey women .
19 Yeah , I 've never been the same since I was there you know
20 I have never been a Marxist .
21 I have never been a defaulter .
22 I HAVE never been a good passenger .
23 Until now I have never been a particular admirer of Fifine , but somehow the improved quality brings out the score 's atmosphere and personality much more vividly , and Beecham 's exquisite handling of detail makes a much greater impact .
24 I have never been a Christian feminist , with typical Christian feminist concerns and sensibilities .
25 Gentlemen , not only had our trade been inundated with boys , but fortunately or unfortunately , we have had another element introduced , and you know that I have never been a person who ignored the company of the opposite sex .
26 I reflected on it , but declined , principally because of my unwillingness to belong to any party — I have never been a party member — and perhaps even more because the seat I was offered appeared to be an impregnable Tory stronghold .
27 But I have never been a lover of cheese myself , except with Christmas cake .
28 I have never been the kind of person who can dismiss physical appearance , who passes a make-up counter without a glance .
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