Example sentences of "[noun] never [vb base] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I 'll leave you to your fate , but I warn you , tame dragons never come to any good .
2 No — the manufacturers never believe in their wildest dreams that you 'd ever want to remove their product ; it 's far too wonderful .
3 These shops never change in here do they ?
4 Although education is compulsory from age seven to 14 in theory , almost half the children in public schools never get beyond the first year and only one per cent continue to higher education .
5 Although much of the area around a pool at this time may be exposed rock , the gobies never land on it .
6 All teachers know that as soon as you say " Words never end in -ley " , some bright child asks , " What about valley ? "
7 Some companies never go to the new issues market , and it has been calculated that ‘ in the past decade , in no single year have ordinary share issues accounted for as much as 10 per cent of the sources of capital funds , and the average has been less than half that amount ’ .
8 Most bills never re-emerge from committee ; those that do may be altered beyond recognition , and during floor debate , on those lucky enough to get that far , changes are not usually made that go against the wishes of the relevant committee .
9 Paranormal experiences never happen to some people .
10 Nothing need surprise me somebody went said this bloke never advertise at all its all word of mouth ,
11 Job descriptions never make for exciting reading , no matter how exciting the job ( and the Profitboss always aims to make his people 's jobs exciting ) .
12 Jeremiah and Isaiah never tire of reminding the people that there is one God who can save his people , and that all other refuges are in vain .
13 Many times good teaching in churches is wasted because its hearers never engage with it in a context of personal relationship , whether a one-to-one or a group relationship .
14 Despite the generous role played by the testator 's intention in these cases , the texts never speak of voluntas here .
15 The dogs never bark on the move , so there is no noise but that of runner on snow , and it is a warm , comforting sound that amplifies the silence .
16 WHY is it cricketers never play in the rain ?
17 Safety Never look at an exposed , working , U/V tube .
18 Most players would probably benefit from the occasional rest , but regulars in the team never want to be left out .
19 Why is it that the pokes never work for me ?
20 They and their guests never get on each other 's nerves , because they have self-contained accommodation in what used to be the barns and outhouses .
21 My films never pretend to be anything but artefacts — they 're unnatural , contrived , fashioned , unrealistic , on purpose .
22 But serious students of the Celtic world such as Strabo never refer to these third-century historians .
23 Some things never change at a Labour conference .
24 Of course , policmen never think of paying for what they buy and we do not ask them for money .
25 ‘ Because your Customs and Immigration never check on people leaving the country .
26 Cable needs supplementary machinery in his model to help explain why half-lines with two or more adjacent , rising degrees of stress never occur in " classical " OE verse ; the need for such supplements may indicate that his base theory is insufficiently constrained .
27 If you had thought that Greeks never worry about animals , or rubbish , go to Aegina .
28 Since the characters never come to life , it is difficult to care what they get up to , in or out of bed .
29 ‘ What people never take into account about the M25 is that it is also designed as a defence barrier against an invading force .
30 Many people never break through this barrier to faith , but carry on living in fear of self-abandonment .
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