Example sentences of "never [adv] been [vb pp] by " in BNC.

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1 I 've never not been seen by a kid .
2 You have probably used sentences today which have never before been used by the human race .
3 Topaz Chilcott walked behind her family , hanging back a little as if to emphasise the fact that she had never really been accepted by it .
4 ( as if to attest to their virtual invisibility , homosexual acts between women had never even been covered by the law that was being repealed . )
5 Rebus , belatedly , had realised that , but the message had never truly been absorbed by the lieutenants and sergeants at the sharp end .
6 The fittings had never subsequently been checked by inspectors .
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