Example sentences of "i never have [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never had such a thing before , and I am like a child when it comes to running water . |
| 2 | Breitenstein ( 1980 : 193 ) gives three different senses for have in its use with the bare infinitive : ( a ) I 'll have him clear up this mess ( an instruction ) ( b ) I wo n't have you say that ( a strong wish ) ( c ) I never had such a thing happen to me ( an experience ) |
| 3 | I never had one bone in it , have you ? |
| 4 | ‘ All my school life , I was under the impression I was not completely stupid but pretty dumb so I never had that oomph . |
| 5 | I never had that white supremacy idea , and I do n't think I was paternalistic . |
| 6 | I never I never had that feeling . |
| 7 | So doing the lectures not only benefits the children , it also makes me valuable contacts , as well as building up my confidence ; I never had much of that until I started training Dawn . |
| 8 | And I mean there are lots of things now er which er how can I say I never had much interest before erm never thought th that they when you 've seen the help in hand they 've dished out erm , S D P , the erm oh the Council of Churches which you know never There are all sorts of erm I tell you another people and erm I sha the Gay and Lesbian Society you know , people take them er lightly but er it makes you sit up and and think now . |
| 9 | ‘ I never had much time for him when he was young , but I never guessed he 'd do anything as rotten as this ! ’ |
| 10 | I think he lived out Romford way , but I never had much to do with him . |
| 11 | I was born wi I never had much hair . |
| 12 | It was when he attempted to argue , ‘ I would n't be bothered if I never had another ride in the National , ’ that he began to give himself away . |
| 13 | I never had another bite . |
| 14 | I 've had tons of guitars , but never at the same time — I never had enough money to have them all at once . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I knew he was on the take , but I never had enough evidence to show Hamilton . |
| 16 | I never had enough time to spare for my wife , let alone other women — even if I 'd been so inclined , which I was not . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I never had any worries about him , ’ Billy McNeill , the Celtic manager , said . |
| 18 | The acid test was when I told him why I never had any money to spend , but he was very understanding . |
| 19 | I never had any notes . |
| 20 | I never had any grounds for differing from the historian I had last read . |
| 21 | About nationalisation I never had any doubt . |
| 22 | Shaun was more difficult as a personality , although I never had any fights with him myself . |
| 23 | I never had any money to buy her the things she wanted . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I never had any fight with you , Luke . |
| 25 | I always tried to understand the man and I never had any problems with him . |
| 26 | ‘ I never had any trouble with George . |
| 27 | I never had any feelings of anti-Britishness . |
| 28 | " I never had any pocket money , he spent it all . |
| 29 | We never went to the pictures and I never had any pictures on the wall . |
| 30 | ‘ I never had any doubts . ’ |