Example sentences of "and he [modal v] never " in BNC.

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1 And he 'll never know how lucky he 's been .
2 He never had a chance to speak to her again and he 'll never forgive himself .
3 ‘ Sweetie , you are looking at an old moose who just ca n't figure out where he took the wrong trail and he 'll never get back up that hill again .
4 He was a poor man , by the Debraces ' standards , and he might never be able to keep Madeleine in the manner to which she was accustomed , let alone do so in the foreseeable future .
5 Deacon Palmer was a golf professional-cum-greenkeeper at Latrobe , near Pittsburgh , and he would never presume to set foot inside the clubhouse unless specifically invited by a member .
6 To everyone 's surprise Victoria did not cry , but shook the mud off her skirts with such a defeated air that Richard in fury declared that ponies were stupid and he would never ride one again .
7 Anton , it felt like hours , and he would never know , what instinct , as survival clutch — his fright to lose a nipple ? — had kept him there , still passive , half-closed eyes , as , inviting , masochistic , as he almost accepted .
8 On the other hand , his tutor would always tell him the truth , and he would never be allowed to hear stories or fairy-tales .
9 There was still the countryside , and he would never relinquish that .
10 He had not yet abandoned Christianity , and he would never abandon Christ , but the dogmas preached by his father were to him false .
11 There were things the men never spoke of to Angie ; and she had known instinctively that Eric 's job was something she and he would never openly discuss .
12 He would have enough money to live comfortably and he would never be bored .
13 It is a remote and inaccessible area and he would never have gone off in the dark .
14 And he would never let our Emma carry it .
15 I should never have looked and he should never really have said just look at that , oh aye !
16 But I knew that nothing would ever discourage him ; he 'd never give up wanting to be a director , and he 'd never be any good .
17 But then he 'd have to take the desk with him if he was n't to be completely disorientated , and he 'd never be up to manhandling such a heavy piece of furniture .
18 And he 'd never be defeated just by strength .
19 Let's face it , all she 'd have to do would be to sit and let him sleep it off for a while , it was probably what the kid needed most , and he 'd never remember anything different .
20 And he 'd never tell us , he , he 'd never , he 'd always tell us as much as he thought we could accept .
21 ‘ I felt guilty enough to want to help the marriage succeed because I 'd introduced them and had n't thought to warn Rachel , mainly because I did n't find him attractive myself and he 'd never come across as the great seducer with me , and I knew that if it did n't work , it would turn out to be a lifelong trap for her .
22 We always had to chase after him for it and he 'd never give her more than a pound a week .
23 And I said , this should never be , and he must never hope for it .
24 And he must never know .
25 ‘ The Chancellor is now rowing back from full compensation and he will never be trusted again .
26 And he could never tell no one what had happened .
27 One would never know ; and meantime the devil was in him , Paul Arkwright , in his blood , for life , and he could never be rid of it ; yet he must live , and work , and write , and surely marry .
28 She had endowed the marriage ( and he could never really like the fellow ) most extravagantly out of her invested money , rather than taking a dip among the jewels that she never wore .
29 And by the time he realises it , his love affair with fishing is over , and he can never recapture that truly magical feeling again .
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