Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [vb mod] never [verb] " 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 '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
4 I mean I would never buy it , but I would try not to buy anything .
5 ‘ I could never do that to her , ’ I said , ‘ or perhaps I mean I could never do it to myself .
6 ‘ 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 .
7 The final letter declares : ‘ Indignation and shame I can never feel ; therefore not despair , either . ’
8 It was n't really very bad but it was a dull ache that made her realise she would never get to sleep .
9 Say you 'll never leave me . ’
10 ‘ But I ca n't agree with the prophets of doom who say we will never qualify for the World Cup finals again .
11 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 .
12 But staff at Earlys say they 'll never go on a package holiday again .
13 But staff at Earlys say they 'll never go on a package holiday again .
14 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 ) .
15 Bob and his second wife Beryl , 49 , say they 'd never sell their dream house — estimated to be worth £500,000 .
16 But there is an action group of people opposed to it who say it should never have been given planning permission .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 I hope I shall never kick a ball again . ’
20 ‘ I hope I may never make an enemy of thee ! ’
21 ‘ He makes so much steam and smoke you can never see him .
22 I hope you 'll never regret that it occurred .
23 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 .
24 We hope you will never suffer from them ; but , never cease to be upon your guard .
25 ‘ 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 .
26 I hope they will never feel as frustrated with their parents as I felt with mine .
27 I mean you could never load er , you could never load a hopper down to its plimsoll mark with peat , that was so light and cos you could n't put any more in so you used to have to take it to sea perhaps we we well you would call it half loaded .
28 ‘ You mean you 'd never have told me . ’
29 And she 'll , she 's one-off so I mean she 'd never go to p
30 And look I mean she 'd never spend
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