Example sentences of "[vb past] never [been] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone 'd think you 'd never been south of Harwich . |
| 2 | The County Council dismissed the charges , saying both the Corporation and the IIRS were making routine checks on Raybestos Manhattan 's waste and there had never been evidence of asbestos in the consignments that had been checked . |
| 3 | The room was silent , as if there had never been conversation between old friends . |
| 4 | Logic had never been Wendy 's strong suit . |
| 5 | He should have asked the Captain but with the Substitute 's eyes fixed on him he had n't felt able to , and later there had never been time . |
| 6 | The window was dark , as if there had never been candle-light . |
| 7 | But Fernando did n't know that , though she had tried to tell him that she and Steve had never been lovers . |
| 8 | There had never been trouble between her and them and it 's unlikely Mr Johnson knew them . |
| 9 | Even with modest opposition , the St Leger had never been trainer Vincent O'Brien 's idea of a suitable warm-up for the Arc . |
| 10 | Who 's Who had never been Greg 's favourite reading but rather to his surprise , it came up trumps : Seymour-Strachey , Gerald Harcourt ; Professor of English Literature , University of Grimsby , 1942–74 ; b. 8th June 1904 ; s. of Stephen Seymour-Strachey and Charlotte Butler : educ . |
| 11 | He could n't play cricket or any other game for that matter and he had never been fishing . |