Example sentences of "i 've never [vb pp] a " in BNC.

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1 I 've never worn a waistcoat before , ’ he said with pleasure .
2 I 've never killed a patient . ’
3 I 've never fired a gun in anger in my life .
4 ‘ I wo n't promise anything , ’ she said following him , ‘ I 've never tackled a job like it before but I might just be able to make a built-up boot for you . ’
5 I 've never charged a fee for anything I 've done and so all my work has had to be financed out of my own pocket .
6 You know I 've never , I 've never batted an eyelid have I ?
7 I 've never timed an egg in my life .
8 How many people have I caught , I could n't tell you cos I 've never kept a record .
9 I 've never attended an international conference in my life . ’
10 I 've never said a word to betray it .
11 I wailed to Chris and Nick as a BBC producer bundled me up the stairs ‘ I 've never done a live interview before … ’
12 ‘ For a start , I 've never done a purely financial job .
13 able to take , I 've never done an industry day
14 I 've never given a speech in my life before .
15 But I 've never seen a child there … ’
16 I 've never seen a sky like that in my life before , ’ Susan said softly , wonder in her voice .
17 ‘ You know I 've never seen a dead body before , ’ Laura murmured .
18 We played our practice round with Jack Nicklaus and after it Jack shook his head and said , ‘ I 've never seen a guy play so good .
19 I 've never seen a lugworm like it ’
20 William Wellman , who directed Beau Geste in 1939 , said of Brian Donlevy , who played the sadistic sergeant in that film , ‘ I 've never seen a guy that could completely get everybody to dislike him as he could . ’
21 And I 've never seen a case in which there was a fist fight in front of the cinema and they pulled the movie because of it .
22 ‘ I 've seen many women in my life , ’ continued the young man , staring into her face , ‘ but I 've never seen a woman as beautiful as you .
23 I 've never seen a quicker boy .
24 I 've never seen a milkman round here
25 I 've never seen a woman fight like that , ’ he began again .
26 I 've never seen a real cow , ’ he said to himself .
27 So this is the same idea and if there 's a star Something that I did see a wee while ago , I saw a f a light very close down to the horizon and I said I 've never seen a star so bright way down there .
28 Rumour has it he 's getting wilder and wilder as time goes on — and I 've never seen a wild man before .
29 I 've never seen a report like this .
30 I 've been in Egypt four years and I 've never seen a Pasha 's wife or daughter . ’
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