Example sentences of "i [verb] never been [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've never been one for doctors , and hospitals were for visiting other people , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Och , just round to my Mother 's , basically , just to get out the house — I 've never been one just to sit in listening to the Central Heating switching itself off and on . |
| 3 | Oh she 's always been a good daughter up till now , I 'll grant her that , I 've never been one to just blame the girl , Douglas , I blame the boy too . |
| 4 | I 've never been one to rustle up some loaves-and-fishes |
| 5 | But Mike , of Bamford , Derbys — a Blades fan for 50 years — said : ‘ I 've never been one for holidays . |
| 6 | I 've never been one for crediting animals with human feelings , but the expression on that dog 's face definitely said " Stop laughing and get me out of here " . |
| 7 | And so you , you , you I had stepped up a bit in , in in rank , I 'm a but erm there was being , on the social side course being next to the Sir Robert Peel , when we went down there , it was quite handy although I 'm not a drinking man , I never have been , I 'll go and socialize and I 'll have half a pint or two halves but I 'd never I 've never been one to go out drinking . |
| 8 | I 've never been one for making friends , you know that . |
| 9 | I 've never been one for loud bangs . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Well , I 've never been one for tea or coffee after seven o'clock . |
| 11 | ‘ I know it 's feeble , Jess , and silly , but I 've never been one to stand up for my rights , so to speak . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've never been one for a sweet wine Never . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 've never been anything but British and proud of it . |
| 14 | I have never been one for spending a fortune on equipment , so a dream tank was not something that had ever really passed through my mind . |