Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] never [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could never quite get a picture of her from Elizabeth . |
| 2 | ‘ I could never never love a man who habitually carried a torch . |
| 3 | But she can never entirely master a human soul — not unless you consent to it ! |
| 4 | Most will tell you that you can never entirely trust a ‘ tame ’ leopard and some have the scars to prove it . |
| 5 | Often we 'd stalk a herd for days on end , and all that time we 'd never even catch a glimpse . |
| 6 | Mr Kinnock said : ‘ The battle is not yet over , the battle for the survival of the National Health Service , for proper investment in children who go to local maintained schools , to protect learning and independence in the universities and broadcasting , to secure freedom of information and reform of our democracy , and ensure we shall never again get a government that will use unemployment and recession as its main economic weapon . ’ |
| 7 | During the debate Roy Hattersley , the deputy leader , argued that it would be ‘ historic folly ’ for Labour to back proportional representation ; inevitable coalitions would mean that ‘ we would never again have a Labour government that was able to carry out a Labour programme ’ . |
| 8 | Here are some examples : they can see in the dark they can never ever tell a lie when they are with other people they know what they are thinking they are living backwards in time — they were born in the future and so instead of getting older , they get younger . |
| 9 | Pacy wing once told to give up rugby because he would never even make a club player . |
| 10 | — God 's promises to Noah that he would never again send a flood upon the earth ( Genesis 9:9 ) . |