Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [modal v] ever " in BNC.
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| 31 | She felt physically fitter and more alive than she could ever remember . |
| 32 | He was much taller than her , and those broad shoulders could weather a much harder pounding than she could ever give him . |
| 33 | She had no idea how long she stayed there , simply gazing into the beautiful sea-blue eyes which had become more important than life itself to her , but everything she saw there somehow made all of her doubts , all of her fears just slide away , leaving her lighter of heart than she could ever remember being . |
| 34 | What he was saying hurt Shiona more than she could ever have believed possible . |
| 35 | Please heaven that she would n't find out that he was involved after all , because something warned her that that would be more than she could ever cope with . |
| 36 | ‘ It said she hated having to give you up , she 'd hoped to keep you , but this way you 'd have more than she could ever give you , and she knew you 'd be loved , even as much as she loved you . |
| 37 | Now most of her contacts were out-of-town businessmen , far more scared of comebacks than she 'd ever have to be . |
| 38 | ‘ Twenty , but I 've lived more than you 'll ever live . ’ |
| 39 | Do n't go feeling sorry for him : he has more power than you 'll ever have . |
| 40 | Mr Evans only complained once , about burnt potatoes , and when Auntie Lou came back , he said , ‘ That girl 's a better cook than you 'll ever be . ’ |
| 41 | Even bent and old like I am , I 'm a better man than you 'll ever be . |
| 42 | I ca n't forget you , even when I 'm with much nicer boys than you 'll ever be . |
| 43 | More than you 'll ever know . |
| 44 | And perhaps our marriage did n't last long , but I had more of him than you 'll ever have . |
| 45 | ‘ More than you 'll ever know , probably , ’ he answered enigmatically . |
| 46 | That took more courage than you 'll ever possess . |
| 47 | Fuck Liverpool , better than you 'll ever |
| 48 | There are more threads in this web than you even know yet ; more than you could understand ; more than you would ever forgive . |
| 49 | Heilen trout are , in my opinion , some of the most beautiful wild brown trout in Scotland and they fight more furiously than you can ever imagine . |
| 50 | I can not describe anything , any more than you can ever describe or wish to describe a loved person , because that love strips them of possessing characteristics . |
| 51 | You achieved more than you will ever realize . |
| 52 | Then in her full , sad , serious voice , ‘ Perhaps I shall regret it , more perhaps than you will ever know , you foolish girl . |
| 53 | I am sorrier than you will ever understand , Mr Swinton , much , much sorrier . |
| 54 | I 've known teachers go on to other posts in the private sector without any trouble after far worse things than you will ever be accused of . |
| 55 | It 's a much more exciting and lively place and more relaxed than you could ever possible imagine if you read certain tabloid newspapers . ’ |
| 56 | Today is going to have a greater significance on your life than you could ever imagine . |
| 57 | Other times he will take you to visit places more wonderful than you could ever dream of Would you like Swan to take you home now ? |
| 58 | You held your hand still on the page and you traced around each finger , and all the little contours of your finger joints were captured , and you would go around a few times , and each time the pencil was at a slightly different angle , so you got this aura of your hand , that was so much more accurate than you could ever draw , and all you had to do was put in the fingernails and the little wrinkles on the backs of your fingers and you really had something ? |
| 59 | There 's only one issue to which you should be giving your time and energy and that has the potential to give you back far more than you could ever lose . |
| 60 | Today the natural hospitality and the beauty of the mountains is supplemented by more facilities than you could ever hope to master . |