Example sentences of "you 'll never [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ Ye 'll never get a taxi at this time of night . |
| 2 | ‘ You 'll never make a writer , ’ he said . |
| 3 | You 'll never make a poker player , Miss Swift ! ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | " You 'll never make a nun , you baggage . |
| 6 | ‘ Just promise me you 'll never handle a crossbow whenever I am anywhere near you . ’ |
| 7 | You 'll never push a pushchair with that lot on , Helen . |
| 8 | Leave it to the Greeks , and you 'll never get a Crusade . |
| 9 | ‘ Else you 'll never get a girl , looking like a beanpole . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Southern hooligans in employment sing ‘ You 'll never get a job ’ to northerners , especially Liverpudlians . |
| 12 | ‘ Anyway , you 'll never get a job here , Robyn . |
| 13 | ‘ No ! ’ he said , ‘ you 'll never get a job as long as your father is taking the Daily Herald ! ’ |