Example sentences of "never [det] " in BNC.

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1 Actually , politicians are never that frank , and never honest : the game is n't played that way .
2 Christ was never that .
3 All sorts of reasons are given for the lack of enthusiasm in schools for physical science and technology , but never that which might be the fundamental one .
4 He was never that .
5 Never that .
6 I think my style basically came from copying other people 's stuff , but it was never that important to me to get it perfect .
7 But he was n't like some I could mention — never that sort of noisy , knocking-it-down guy .
8 Colour matching is not a real problem , heraldry has distinct tinctures laid down and these are adhered to , although Mary has had the occasional viewer saying that the badge was never that colour !
9 He was never that way with me , ’ she told Channel 4 's Big Breakfast .
10 Never that !
11 " I 'm never that ; ask anybody . "
12 It was indeed a failure of such imagery , but it must be remembered that the very image of society , and in some cases of socialism , the council estate embodied was that imposed by academics and professionals , and never that of the residents , who have neither a place in the construction of that image , nor the means for its appropriation .
13 I was never that crazy about the Petrarchan rhyme scheme anyway . ’
14 I 'd gone along with some of the lads — my first wife was never that keen on travel — and there she was .
15 Never that , ’ and Grainne looked at her , startled .
16 ‘ Oh no , never that . ’
17 Not the entire truth , never that , but that there was something .
18 Never that , ’ he said , and then : ‘ You win , Cassie .
19 ‘ You were never that , ’ he said more softly .
20 ‘ You make me sound like some kind of tease — it was never that way — ’
21 They were never that high with colour monitors to start with , and with current VGA and better kit , burn-in is a thing of the past .
22 Erm and when she was talking to me about different people , I 'd never know who they was , because I was never I was never that interested in Bay to er to find out who they was or to remember she 'd point out somebody and say that 's so and so and then when she 'd mention him a couple of days later I 'd go , Who 's that ?
23 No , she would not think of that — no , never that , and she began to wield her feather duster with such angry vigour that Dr Neil , coming in , was amused at her bright energy which even the ever-lasting drudgery which she performed could not dim .
24 Less and more I see him , but never that .
25 ‘ It 's never that simple , ’ he says .
26 I think to be honest Whyte and Fairclough were never that good — even in the championship year .
27 ‘ It 's never that time ! ’ she exclaimed , witnessing a smile playing around his mouth .
28 Alas , things are never that simple in Bosnia .
29 ca n't never that filter to be like that have you ?
30 You never that one again .
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