Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [verb] never been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've nearly died several times , and my back 's never been strong . |
| 2 | She could hardly have been much of a friend of Liza because , although her daughter had never been forthcoming about her time in the ATS , she had certainly never mentioned an Eleanor Fuller . |
| 3 | If Eva had any regrets it was that her mother had never been able to put in words just how much she obviously meant to her , and that there had not been more time to spend with her parents over the years . |
| 4 | Her curiosity had never been great , and without nourishment or stimulation it had shrivelled . |
| 5 | But the dynamics of his thinking have never been easy to explain . |
| 6 | His wife has never been active in the business and his only child has entered another profession . |
| 7 | After a robust game of rugby football in London — although his sight had never been excellent — his family sent him to his grandmother 's up here to give him some rest . |
| 8 | His election campaigns were notorious for their cruelty — he often made sure that those who did not vote for him would never vote again — but the depth of his involvement has never been clear . |
| 9 | Well , me and me mum 's , me and me me mum 's never been close . |
| 10 | Of course I 'm very sorry but our relationship has never been close . |