Example sentences of "never [been] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Diana has never been close to the Princess Royal , and demonstrated that she now has no intention of pretending otherwise . |
| 2 | They stood facing each other in the hall , mother and son who had never been close , locked in the eternal triangle . |
| 3 | He had never been close to his son , Mark 's father , but had doted on his grandson and had often talked to him of the old Russia . |
| 4 | ‘ Edward is Stephen 's half-brother ; they 've never been close . |
| 5 | She had never been close to one before , and it was very big . |
| 6 | My relationship with my parents had never been close . |
| 7 | We 've never been close and my getting pregnant has n't helped at all . |
| 8 | Of course I 'm very sorry but our relationship has never been close . |
| 9 | They had never been close friends but they had got on well ; lately , however , a gap had opened . |
| 10 | Well , me and me mum 's , me and me me mum 's never been close . |
| 11 | While the old policy of seclusion was proved non-viable , the opening to the West has never been total and unambiguous . |
| 12 | It has never been water-tight so whenever it rains , water seeps out along the concrete panels , or drips into the middle of somebody 's living room . |
| 13 | Irene had never been demonstrative ; Juliet could n't recall her ever saying she loved her . |
| 14 | He impressed Meredith Jones as he impressed Philip Burton — both to an extent that they had never been impressed before , driving them to help him help himself . |
| 15 | I have consistently said why do n't they allow er , councils to spend the receipts from council houses on building new houses , and I 've never been impressed with the replies nor the reasons . |
| 16 | Many foods had never been pre-packaged before the advent of self-service . |
| 17 | That is not to say that I have n't met some canny little folk , but generally I do n't speak their language because I have never been used to them . |
| 18 | I 've never been used to doing that and it makes such a lot of difference when you actually speak to the people . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've never been proud of the way I did that , ’ Luke said simply . |
| 20 | It has never been docile — the press was resisted with great violence in both North and South Shields in the early nineteenth century — but it has always been ordered . |
| 21 | I have never been competent in an emergency , and time was lost as I tried to figure out whether to dial 999 , or 9 for an outside line then 999 . |
| 22 | So we were busy , with hospital visits , lots of visitors , Emily 's half term , another visit from Shanti 's first mother and her family , and our own immediate family coming and going , I can honestly say , I have never been bored ! |
| 23 | The Pope , a conservative whose grip on the reins of power has never been firmer , is setting off on a tour of the Far East on Friday . |
| 24 | THE ELECTION has now become so thunderingly dull that I believe the viewing ratings on telly have never been lower . |
| 25 | The number of people killed has never been lower . |
| 26 | The educative power of our academic institutions has never been lower : it is journalism that gives the lead . |
| 27 | For four years running , the Government 's teachers ' pay committee has reported that teachers ' morale has never been lower . |
| 28 | ‘ Morale among the Associations ’ 800 members has never been lower since I joined in 1977 and this represents the launch of a campaign for a better deal for referees and linesmen . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ But Craig , you know Spencer has never been strong like you , he could not survive in prison , his health … ’ |
| 30 | I 've nearly died several times , and my back 's never been strong . |