Example sentences of "[that] ever " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nature of Burne-Jones 's aims and predilections in art are well-enough known by this time , and have been defined by himself absolutely fitted to this thought : ‘ I mean by a picture a beautiful romantic dream of something that never was , never will be — in a light better than any light that ever shone — in a land no one can define or remember , only desire . ’ |
| 2 | If this was how things worked , just about every war veteran that ever was would ‘ inevitably ’ end up homeless because of their past . |
| 3 | Which bore the best apples that ever were seen ; |
| 4 | I 'm as open minded and honest about my dogs as any dog owner , so let me tell you that I have the most beautiful , most gentle , most serious and most feminine Golden Retriever that ever lived . |
| 5 | The Agua Caliente Handicap at Tanforan , Mexico , in March 1932 saw the last racecourse appearance of a horse who was beyond dispute one of the greatest horses that ever raced — Phar Lap . |
| 6 | By all the gods that ever were , that bitch will pay for this ! ’ |
| 7 | She knew at that moment that she wanted to injure every penis that ever came into her hand . |
| 8 | The toes pointed slightly outwards and so did the shoes , a pair of the finest winkle-pickers that ever threaded the eye of a needle . |
| 9 | No-one left the school unless the Headmaster was throwing them out and Endill could n't remember that ever happening in the time he had been there . |
| 10 | One of these was four metres high , the tallest bird that ever lived , and was finally killed off ( tragically ) only in the nineteenth century . |
| 11 | People have been telling me that ever since I was a small boy . ’ |
| 12 | Another interview revealed that ever since childhood she had been very suspicious of strangers . |
| 13 | There followed an outpouring of letters from Caroline and her daughters telling of the behaviour and convalescence of ‘ the most perfect Hero that ever breathed ’ . |
| 14 | My life would have been much poorer without Brownsea Island , and I always think that the National Trust was the best thing that ever happened to me . |
| 15 | Somewhere , perhaps a mile away down the Beirut front line , shells were bursting in a long , low rumble that ever so slightly changed the air pressure in rue Trablos . |
| 16 | Rather , if one considered the nineteen years of Jordanian rule to be an interruption in the physical integrity of Palestine , it could be argued that ever since the beginning of the century an increasing proportion of the agricultural labour force of the Palestinian uplands provided seasonal labour on the coastal plain for Jewish , Arab and other industrial and agricultural enterprises . |
| 17 | The very first film that ever had a room full of homosexuals and no one else , that was the name of the place where that scene took place , you see . |
| 18 | They explained that only the brightest , best and most talented young people were chosen for this sacrifice and that ever since , I had associated success in life with being sacrificed . |
| 19 | The greatest shot that ever won an Open Championship was played by Arnold Palmer at Birkdale in the last round — and there 's a plaque to commemorate it . |
| 20 | It 's the most beautiful thing that ever happened to me ! ) . |
| 21 | They had a busy and happy meeting and ended by taking a part in perhaps the most thrilling adventure that ever befell a Brownie Guide Pack . |
| 22 | Winstanley , however , had full confidence and proclaimed his greatest wish was to be upon the rock during ‘ … the greatest storm that ever was ’ . |
| 23 | About the size of a sixteen pounder , but infinitely lighter — in fact it had no weight at all — it stood in the heavens shining as white as anything that ever came into a television advertisement . |
| 24 | Sadly , for Hughie Gallacher , the man with the magic feet , the man with the greatest goal scoring ratio that ever played for Scotland , the worst was still to come . |
| 25 | ‘ Oh , it 's got nothing to do with business , ’ Alison replied with a laugh that ever so gently reprimanded me for my mercantile preoccupations . |
| 26 | As John Netherwood , who was in charge of publicity and sponsorship in 1964 , said : ‘ To get sponsors you have to tell everybody that it is going to be the biggest event that ever was , otherwise they wo n't put their money in . ’ |
| 27 | A lot of Scottish artists now deny that ever happen . |
| 28 | She did n't try overhard , she just wanted to let me know I was secure with her , that the break-up of my parents ' marriage was n't the worst thing that ever happened , and that she had enough love to cover us all . |
| 29 | ‘ In my estimation the most perfect rock'n'roll band that ever existed , The Beatles , when they sat down and wrote lyrics , they were just throwing ideas around that really meant nothing , and we were the ones who , for instance , made out that Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds meant LSD . |
| 30 | It was the best thing that ever happened to me , really , to be asked by my hero . |