Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb mod] never [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a pause and before Wilson could think how to reply , she added , ‘ But I may never see him as a man , ’ in a low voice . |
| 2 | But I 'll never touch you less'n you want it or you 're hurt . |
| 3 | Stunned at the privilege , but I shall never understand you . |
| 4 | And her voice broke a little as she said , ‘ It 's beautiful , so beautiful , but … but I could never wear it , could I ? |
| 5 | but I could never do them |
| 6 | ‘ She was talented , though in a different way , but I could never make her see that . ’ |
| 7 | Mm , I can never remember the formulas , like your dad said formula for such and such a thing is so and so and that , but I could never remember them so I was no good then , because I could n't remember it |
| 8 | ‘ I looked for him everywhere , ’ said Mr Brownlow , ‘ but I could never find him . |
| 9 | Before you detect on the beaches in Portugal , you are supposed to obtain permission from the local Captain di Maritimo ( something like our local harbour-master ) , but I could never find him . |
| 10 | ‘ Yeah , and that E chord should really be on the bridge pickup , but I could never get it and every once in a while I 'd be thinking , ‘ I 'm gon na try it … |
| 11 | " You may invite him a hundred times , " said Honor tightly , " but I will never marry him . " |
| 12 | But I will never forgive them for covering it up , ’ she told Edward Pilkington . |
| 13 | She knows I 've got some , but I 'd never give her the satisfaction of telling her how much . |
| 14 | ‘ But I 'd never see her again if I took 'er there . |
| 15 | You 've deceived me all these years , but you 'll never do it again . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You might own this place , Miguel , and you might have the right to stand where you like on it , but you 'll never make me pleased to see you ever again . |
| 17 | Basically it is good to have them , but you may never need them ! |
| 18 | THERE 'S not much to sing about in Britain 's current economic climate — but you would never know it . |
| 19 | In an American garden I heard another frog , a hyla , which is the world 's best ventriloquist ; you can hear him but you will never find him . |
| 20 | ‘ But you 'd never marry me because I ai n't good enough , is that it ? ’ |
| 21 | The effect is always there , but you 'd never detect it . |
| 22 | The empire too may be long gone , but you 'd never think it listening to the cricket commentators . |
| 23 | But you 'd never notice it — not with the kind of acceleration you could manage . |
| 24 | ‘ Her young man was taken prisoner at Dunkirk and not so long ago her father was badly hurt in the Clydeside blitz , but you 'd never know it . ’ |
| 25 | cos we 've just got that ti but you could never show it on a graph , |
| 26 | Then he touched her cheek with a soft palm and added in a low , throaty whisper , ‘ You might destroy me utterly , I think , but you could never hurt me . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ He was n't 100 per cent fit , but you could never write him off . |
| 28 | You can take them up a mountain , but you can never make them enjoy the view . |
| 29 | The great thing about teddies is that you can love them … or leave them but you can never ignore them forever |
| 30 | In her heart Maura agreed with Margaret 's opinion of Michael , but she would never admit it openly . |