Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [modal v] never " in BNC.
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1 | IT frightens the life out of me because I fear I 'll never work again . |
2 | ‘ It frightens the life out of me because I fear I 'll never work again . |
3 | I mean I would never buy it , but I would try not to buy anything . |
4 | I 've , I 'd got a few stares from some of the women there , I mean , there are some women there that are huge , and maybe they looked at me and thought oh I hope I can wear leggings like that one day , I mean I do n't think I look too bad in the leggings , I mean I would never have done it when I used to go to Weightwatchers when I was thirteen and a half stone , I would never of gone in leggings , no way , but it does n't |
5 | ‘ I could never do that to her , ’ I said , ‘ or perhaps I mean I could never do it to myself . |
6 | I realise I am an obsessive sort of person and I realise I may never totally overcome my transsexual feelings . |
7 | ‘ Hope that even after all the anger and the pain you 've been through in your life , you 'll still be able to search your heart and realise I could never betray you . |
8 | The final letter declares : ‘ Indignation and shame I can never feel ; therefore not despair , either . ’ |
9 | It was n't really very bad but it was a dull ache that made her realise she would never get to sleep . |
10 | Doctors say she may never be able to walk or talk , and there 's no cure for her blindness . |
11 | Say you 'll never leave me . ’ |
12 | But doctors say we 'll never be a healthy nation until we start to deal with the problems of teenagers . |
13 | ‘ But I ca n't agree with the prophets of doom who say we will never qualify for the World Cup finals again . |
14 | Cos it 's very wet , and if you jump in this puddle and get your trousers wet we 'll never get out if we 've got to stop to change you . |
15 | But staff at Earlys say they 'll never go on a package holiday again . |
16 | But staff at Earlys say they 'll never go on a package holiday again . |
17 | To find its value , attention is focused on the proportions who say they would break the law , ignoring proportions who say they would never break it ( figure 13.6 ) . |
18 | Bob and his second wife Beryl , 49 , say they 'd never sell their dream house — estimated to be worth £500,000 . |
19 | A housing development in what was green belt between Cheltenham and Gloucester may be an attractive place to live , but conservationists say it should never happen again . |
20 | But there is an action group of people opposed to it who say it should never have been given planning permission . |
21 | Nowadays I keep huge lists of every person , organisation and publication connected with birds , so I hope I 'll never again have the problems I had finding that owl . |
22 | Edward knew he was being pampered and , in his letters to Helen about his friendship with Gwili 's sister , he confessed that ‘ in fact it was partly you that I saw when I held her : I hope I shall never forget her ; then I shall feel that it is possible to love another even though I am all and ever yours , little one . |
23 | I hope I shall never kick a ball again . ’ |
24 | ‘ I hope I may never make an enemy of thee ! ’ |
25 | ‘ He makes so much steam and smoke you can never see him . |
26 | I hope you 'll never regret that it occurred . |
27 | Knowing what to do in a life-threatening emergency is like buying fire insurance — you hope you 'll never need it , and you probably never will . |
28 | We hope you will never suffer from them ; but , never cease to be upon your guard . |
29 | ‘ People always imagine they 'll never love anyone else , ’ said Lili , ‘ like when you 're freezing cold you ca n't imagine ever being warm again . |
30 | I hope they will never feel as frustrated with their parents as I felt with mine . |