Example sentences of "[vb base] never been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Come on now , ye 've never been late in 30 year at the lightin' . |
| 2 | and they 've never been late to their jobs |
| 3 | You 've never been higher than Number 42 ’ , but Prof Eno sorted it out by letting her organise the singalong . |
| 4 | ‘ Edward is Stephen 's half-brother ; they 've never been close . |
| 5 | We 've never been close and my getting pregnant has n't helped at all . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've never been proud of the way I did that , ’ Luke said simply . |
| 7 | But I , I mean when it comes to times tables that sort of thing I 've never been sorry I learnt those . |
| 8 | ‘ You 've never been much of an exam passer . ’ |
| 9 | You 've never been much help to anyone all your life , but I think you were trying then . |
| 10 | I could see a barge or something out there in the middle of the Thames but I 've never been much good with boats . |
| 11 | I have consistently said why do n't they allow er , councils to spend the receipts from council houses on building new houses , and I 've never been impressed with the replies nor the reasons . |
| 12 | ‘ You 've never been married then ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You 've never been married , ’ she said , ‘ have you ? ’ |
| 14 | We 've never been busier . |
| 15 | I 've never been strong . |
| 16 | ‘ For me it 's been exactly the opposite ; I 've never been healthier — and I 'm much more religious than when I started doing this . |
| 17 | I 've never been right since . |
| 18 | I 've never been well over the weekend that 's why we got up so late . |
| 19 | Oh aye Well I 've never been that way see . |
| 20 | But I 've never been one of those guys who set out to be a technical guitarist and I still do n't refer to myself as a technical player . |
| 21 | In Rolling Stone we used to , you know I 've never been one of the designers who erm sketches little thumbnails and makes people , makes assistants follow them through . |
| 22 | I 've never been used to doing that and it makes such a lot of difference when you actually speak to the people . |
| 23 | And I 've never been carol-singing in April before . |
| 24 | ‘ After that I suppose I 'll start training for another marathon , but I 've never been good at looking to the future . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've never been good at showing my feelings , but yes , I love you . |
| 26 | " Your letters were always too short , Sara , and not detailed enough , but then you 've never been good at spilling all your thoughts in speech or writing , have you ? |
| 27 | We 've never been keen gardeners but last year we decided to make a special effort and bought a big selection of plants and seeds . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've never been this way before . |
| 29 | But I 've never been this close before … ’ |
| 30 | Well we 've never been this place before , but we 've been on a similar do . |