Example sentences of "[det] [vb mod] never " in BNC.

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1 That philosophy requires tests that have not been done before in the US , and that may never have been done but for the consortium 's help .
2 That must never happen .
3 That must never happen !
4 Some may have taken part-time jobs so that they could cope with the increasing demands at home , some may never have worked at all outside the home .
5 On the other hand , some may never have placed such emphasis on independence in their lives , or never felt that they had very much independence in the first place .
6 Bachrach and Baratz argue that pluralists ignore or neglect that ‘ face of power ’ which consists in confining the scope of decision-making to safe issues ; they go on to make the less convincing point that an elite may exist without actually being aware of its own dominance since this may never have been challenged .
7 And I said , this should never be , and he must never hope for it .
8 The importance of this should never be underestimated : it is a vital ingredient in raising morale , reducing stress , harnessing energy and commitment and in building the teams and teamwork that makes for an effective school .
9 Nevertheless , the training is sometimes unavoidably accompanied by the infliction of punishment in some form or other , but as is very well-known , this should never be done as a result of a fit of anger .
10 While this should never be interrupted by a mathematically obsessed adult , provision of suitable equipment and the space to use it will lead children to make many useful discoveries .
11 Nicholas said , ‘ This should never have happened . ’
12 This should never have happened . ’
13 This should never be done in one go , especially with a new aquarium , but in four or five stages allowing at least half an hour settling time after each stage .
14 Even the most efficient switchboard operator will at times dial a wrong number or make an incorrect connection , but this should never cause impatience or anger , the error should be corrected as quickly as possible in a pleasing and charming manner .
15 What she can also have , which might at first glance seen off-putting , is great expertise in some abstruse art or science , though this should never of course be an unpleasant one .
16 But this should never carry the implication ( common in some branches of theory ) that no social relations were entered into in the course of using and developing inherent and constituted physical resources .
17 Integration in ordinary Part IV homes , with some internal segregation ( though this should never be achieved " by stealth " ) is inevitable .
18 The whole circuit board has to be removed to install batteries and for obvious reasons this should never done in the rain or near wind-blown sea spray .
19 The mind prefers the security of absolutes : " It is always correct to do this " ; " This should never be done . "
20 This should never happen , but it has been known to , and being safe rather than sorry is always best .
21 The inquest into the so-called friendly fire deaths has turned the spotlight on the Oxford coroner 's court … but many believe this should never have happened .
22 Furthermore , despite a recent recovery , the fact that the value of our investments fell very sharply in the calendar year illustrates that we are certainly not insulated from our country 's economic problems ; this must never be overlooked in planning for the future . ’
23 If you 've lost , then some might never come down .
24 Oh Helen this 'll never work !
25 But Wilson believes this could never work .
26 And this could never be real , this never could be happening to her , walking on the white squares behind Finn , who moved as if he did not set his feet to the ground , so gracefully , so uncannily .
27 Yet this could never be done by interpreting yesterday 's sales figures , which gave information only about products already in the shops .
28 ‘ I thought this could never happen to me — but now I know it already has .
29 Even though she knew in her heart of hearts that this could never last , she felt as though she 'd reached a safe harbour after sailing in a vast , unfriendly sea .
30 In any case , the more Western defence planners began to think in terms of genuine forward defence in Europe against a Soviet attack , the more obvious it was that this could never be a realistic policy without a West German contribution .
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