Example sentences of "never been [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Who 's Who had never been Greg 's favourite reading but rather to his surprise , it came up trumps : Seymour-Strachey , Gerald Harcourt ; Professor of English Literature , University of Grimsby , 1942–74 ; b. 8th June 1904 ; s. of Stephen Seymour-Strachey and Charlotte Butler : educ . |
| 32 | But there have never been writings about him . |
| 33 | There had never been trouble between her and them and it 's unlikely Mr Johnson knew them . |
| 34 | It has never been de rigueur for academics who rise to high places in English departments , and , conversely , students who possess it may not do well in formal examinations . |
| 35 | He could n't play cricket or any other game for that matter and he had never been fishing . |
| 36 | He 's never been president of |
| 37 | ‘ Cavell and I have never been lovers , ’ Luke interrupted her incisively . |
| 38 | But Fernando did n't know that , though she had tried to tell him that she and Steve had never been lovers . |
| 39 | I do n't know cos I 've never been brunette , Jackie . |
| 40 | The window was dark , as if there had never been candle-light . |
| 41 | He should have asked the Captain but with the Substitute 's eyes fixed on him he had n't felt able to , and later there had never been time . |
| 42 | I know people who have never been east of Western . ’ |
| 43 | Economic management has never been Labour 's strong point . |
| 44 | What I 've been through is most extraordinary , I would n't call it crucifixion exactly , because I 'm not religious , but I actually thought I was doing quite radical work and it has never been names as such . |
| 45 | ‘ There has never been jealousy on my part that she has taken my mother 's place . ’ |
| 46 | It 's never been mine . |