Example sentences of "[pron] 'll never [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I 'll never make a secretary , Aggie ; I 've got nothing up top . ’
2 I 'll never tell a soul ! ’
3 Ye 'll never get a taxi at this time of night .
4 Unlike today 's Leeds team who 'll never win a thing .
5 You 'll never make a writer , ’ he said .
6 You 'll never make a poker player , Miss Swift ! ’
7 He flexed his hands under the cloth , and shouted irritably at Rosa , ‘ You 'll never make a city woman , thank God , ’ and then , seeing her face fall , wondered at it .
8 " You 'll never make a nun , you baggage .
9 ‘ Just promise me you 'll never handle a crossbow whenever I am anywhere near you . ’
10 You 'll never push a pushchair with that lot on , Helen .
11 Leave it to the Greeks , and you 'll never get a Crusade .
12 ‘ Else you 'll never get a girl , looking like a beanpole . ’
13 I trust you , you 're not a fool , you know what could happen if you got up to some mischief out there , ’ and her fingers described general obloquy with a sweeping gesture of abolition , ‘ and then you 'll never get a husband either .
14 Southern hooligans in employment sing ‘ You 'll never get a job ’ to northerners , especially Liverpudlians .
15 ‘ Anyway , you 'll never get a job here , Robyn .
16 ‘ No ! ’ he said , ‘ you 'll never get a job as long as your father is taking the Daily Herald ! ’
17 ‘ Jake 'd have wanted me to see her right ; but she 'll never take a penny piece off me … ’
18 Well she 'll never get a size four on , my boots .
19 We 'll never make a policeman out of you , Auguste . ’
20 We 'll never get a seat , my girl , unless you buck your ideas up , ’ Mary said sharply .
21 After a moment 's reflection , however , Jonadab went on , ‘ They 'll never miss a couple o' pairs .
22 " They 'll never get a fox to leave . "
23 He 'll never lay a finger on her .
24 He 'll never touch a back until it 's been properly rested . ’
25 But he 'll never have a mortgage .
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