Example sentences of "he [vb mod] never [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether this visit took place after Anselm 's return to England in September 1100 is unclear , but Anselm left the pope in no doubt about his view of the matter , and the pope promised to send no legate with authority over Canterbury during Anselm 's life time ; but it is clear that he did not , and could not , accept the Canterbury claim made by Anselm , that he should never appoint a legate in England other than the archbishop himself . |
| 2 | ‘ He 'll never lay a finger on her . |
| 3 | ‘ He 'll never touch a back until it 's been properly rested . ’ |
| 4 | But he 'll never have a mortgage . |
| 5 | He could never wash a cup up because they were all on the draining board . |
| 6 | Meanwhile Aureole had got into top gear and came through into second place , but try as he might he could never pose a threat to Pinza , who galloped on relentlessly to win by four lengths , with Pink Horse running on to take third place a length and a half further adrift and the gallant Shikampur a tired fourth . |
| 7 | Tests had proved that he could never father a child . |
| 8 | Once she was better , he insisted on starting again , explaining to the young woman that he could never resume a canvas that had been abandoned . |
| 9 | ‘ He could never resist a cherry , ’ said a soft voice , and they all turned . |
| 10 | She was perfectly calm , perfectly quiet , and had nothing to say , other than a reiteration of her previous statement , to wit , ‘ he could never resist a cherry ’ . |
| 11 | He could never trust a woman again . |
| 12 | From time to time Mr Salmon used to read to me from his morning paper , but as he could never find a mention of the Royal Fusiliers I did n't discover what the old man was up to . |
| 13 | No , he could never spend a night in that cottage . |
| 14 | He was asked this question abotu ten years after the book came out and he said he 'd never do a sequal . |
| 15 | Claudia looked at him with resignation ; of course he had … he 'd never let a trick pass him by . |
| 16 | Alain Michel was one of those men who looked like he 'd never win a world championship . |
| 17 | He 'd never become a household name , unlike his famous younger brother , Icarus , but instead , remaining grounded , had prospered . |
| 18 | If he could relive that shot I 'm sure he 'd never take a driver there off the tee ( Azinger has said just that in print ) because it lost him the Open . |
| 19 | ‘ John may be mad , but he 'd never buy a horse as hot as that as a first horse for his daughter ! ’ |
| 20 | I answered him with lies , happy that he was so interested after I 'd been certain that he 'd never say a word to me : I told him that I grew it myself , my family grew it , and it was everywhere like green grass and empty milk bottles in London ; it was really amazing hashish. wherever I threw its seeds it sprang up like flames leaping into the air . |
| 21 | He 'd never say a word . |
| 22 | He would never make a mistake about something like that . |
| 23 | It marks a change of heart for Scorsese , who once swore he would never make a film about the Mafia , and led De Niro to break a few rules of his own : ‘ I was in the middle of filming We 're No Angels when we started to discuss GoodFellas and began working on my role , Jim Conway , together . |
| 24 | And Mark — he would never make a priest . |
| 25 | In these dreams he would never use a basket for the shopping , but would cradle the roots and bulbs in his bare arms . |
| 26 | Neil Murray has certainly earned his bass playing colours , but here he tells Gibson Keddie why he can never find a sound he 's really satisfied with … |
| 27 | He can never remember a time when he did n't have a detective to guard him , or private cars , planes or trains to transport him . |