Example sentences of "[pers pn] '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 | ‘ You 'll never make a writer , ’ he said . |
5 | You 'll never make a poker player , Miss Swift ! ’ |
6 | 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 . |
7 | " You 'll never make a nun , you baggage . |
8 | ‘ Just promise me you 'll never handle a crossbow whenever I am anywhere near you . ’ |
9 | You 'll never push a pushchair with that lot on , Helen . |
10 | Leave it to the Greeks , and you 'll never get a Crusade . |
11 | ‘ Else you 'll never get a girl , looking like a beanpole . ’ |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Southern hooligans in employment sing ‘ You 'll never get a job ’ to northerners , especially Liverpudlians . |
14 | ‘ Anyway , you 'll never get a job here , Robyn . |
15 | ‘ No ! ’ he said , ‘ you 'll never get a job as long as your father is taking the Daily Herald ! ’ |
16 | ‘ Jake 'd have wanted me to see her right ; but she 'll never take a penny piece off me … ’ |
17 | Well she 'll never get a size four on , my boots . |
18 | ‘ We 'll never make a policeman out of you , Auguste . ’ |
19 | ‘ We 'll never get a seat , my girl , unless you buck your ideas up , ’ Mary said sharply . |
20 | After a moment 's reflection , however , Jonadab went on , ‘ They 'll never miss a couple o' pairs . |
21 | " They 'll never get a fox to leave . " |
22 | ‘ He 'll never lay a finger on her . |
23 | ‘ He 'll never touch a back until it 's been properly rested . ’ |
24 | But he 'll never have a mortgage . |