Example sentences of "never [art] [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 ‘ The police arrest us for breach of the peace for horn blowing , but never the huntsmen for doing the same thing . ’
2 Experience was all , and I set out to grab it with both hands , drifting from country to country , from one relationship to another , a heedless , hedonistic round with never a thought for tomorrow .
3 With the tub installed in their Simi Valley home the happy couple indulged in regular fun and games in it , with never a thought for their high blood pressure .
4 They were all the same — never a thought for anything but their own interests .
5 Never a thought for ourselves .
6 Never a thought for your poor host/hostess .
7 There was never a consensus for them , as there was for political reform , a consensus of middle class and lower class opinion .
8 It was never a problem for me and it was never a problem for my family .
9 It was never a problem for me and it was never a problem for my family .
10 The Kyalami Ranch was very much the sort of place where James liked relaxing : you might have to wait two hours for your dinner , but never a moment for the sun , and James is a basker , the deckchair his habitat .
11 It is never a substitute for calling your medical practitioner .
12 Proper structures are desirable in themselves but by themselves they are never a substitute for that vital Christian life which comes from personal commitment to follow Jesus Christ .
13 She was never a woman for any compromise on a matter of principle .
14 The booklet points out that age is never a reason for giving up an activity or taking up a new one .
15 The booklet points out that age is never a reason for giving up an activity or taking up a new one .
16 Ninety per cent of accidents are caused by people going too fast and there is never , never an excuse for speed .
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