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 . |