Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] never been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Life for me has never been dull around you what more could I ask ? |
| 2 | I 'd never been involved in before as an Area Housing Officer , and just involved with day to day management , but with it being a clearance area it 's a totally different approach , and the sort of things that you deal with are totally different as well . |
| 3 | It was Irene , for instance , who pointed out something I 'd never been able to put my finger on : that Tod ca n't talk and smile at the same time . |
| 4 | I 'd never been interested in guitarists as guitarists until I heard Johnny Marr . |
| 5 | She knew I 'd never been interested in Florian . |
| 6 | I had never been awake in it as early as that before . |
| 7 | On the plus side was the fact that the Foreign Office and the years spent in Cabinet were a good apprenticeship , while in addition I had never been afraid of taking decisions . |
| 8 | The nightmares stopped instantly after this explanation , and I was able to give lectures , stand up for myself and speak in public — all of which I had never been able to do before . ’ |
| 9 | I had never been able to understand them then , but I sympathized with them now . |
| 10 | I had never been able to do that , not with such unselfconscious pleasure , perhaps because deep down I had resented his existence which was preventing me doing all the marvellous things I had intended to do in the world . |
| 11 | I had never been able to persuade her to accept any money for her kindness and tried to reciprocate by doing any small repairs she needed to her flat , and by supplying occasional tickets for the theatre , for the tennis at Wimbledon , and for the races at Epsom . |
| 12 | Even when she was well , I had never been able to relax because I never knew from one day to the next how I was going to find her . |
| 13 | But I , I mean when it comes to times tables that sort of thing I 've never been sorry I learnt those . |
| 14 | And I 've never been carol-singing in April before . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've never been proud of the way I did that , ’ Luke said simply . |
| 16 | I 've never been well over the weekend that 's why we got up so late . |
| 17 | I 've never been used to doing that and it makes such a lot of difference when you actually speak to the people . |
| 18 | ‘ After that I suppose I 'll start training for another marathon , but I 've never been good at looking to the future . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've never been good at showing my feelings , but yes , I love you . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | I 've never been strong . |
| 22 | I 've never been right since . |
| 23 | ‘ That 's when I brought the kids in — I 've never been afraid to do it before and I wo n't hesitate to do it again if it is best for the club . |
| 24 | I 've never been afraid of an audience . |
| 25 | ‘ His age is not a problem because I 've never been afraid to take a gamble on players and he could give us another option . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I 've never been able to , ’ said Lucy . |
| 27 | I 've often felt desperate too , but I 've never been able to talk about it because people think you 're being superior : holier than human . |
| 28 | I 've never been able to think so clearly in my life before . |
| 29 | I 've never been able to think such extreme thoughts in my life before . |
| 30 | ‘ There 's a parochial side to Scotland that I 've never been able to accept . |