Example sentences of "[verb] never been one [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Mr Gros said : ‘ No one has died in an avalanche here for 10 years and there has never been one at that spot before .
2 ‘ I 've never been one for doctors , and hospitals were for visiting other people , ’ he said .
3 But Mike , of Bamford , Derbys — a Blades fan for 50 years — said : ‘ I 've never been one for holidays .
4 I 've never been one for crediting animals with human feelings , but the expression on that dog 's face definitely said " Stop laughing and get me out of here " .
5 I 've never been one for making friends , you know that .
6 I 've never been one for loud bangs . ’
7 ‘ Well , I 've never been one for tea or coffee after seven o'clock .
8 ‘ I 've never been one for a sweet wine Never . ’
9 Oh she 's always been a good daughter up till now , I 'll grant her that , I 've never been one to just blame the girl , Douglas , I blame the boy too .
10 Kathleen had never been one for jewellery and the amethyst picked up the heather mauve of Isabel 's new dress and even , she thought , gave something of a fresh nuance to her mist-blue eyes .
11 She 's never been one for unnecessary nonconformity and there 's the Italian family to think of , but there 's more to it .
12 I have never been one for spending a fortune on equipment , so a dream tank was not something that had ever really passed through my mind .
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