Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [pron] [vb mod] ever [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alan Rough has given more to Scottish football than he could ever take and for that reason alone he stands on the terraces of Hampden Babylon like a colossus . |
| 2 | ‘ You 're a much better actress than I 'd ever have given you credit for , Aurora . |
| 3 | This summer , I visited the Art Materials Exhibition and , to my surprise , I learnt more from watching paintings in action than I could ever have learnt from the so-called Teach Yourself books . |
| 4 | There were always grave doubts whether we would ever make it , but we never gave up . |
| 5 | It was as clear an indication as he could ever have wished for that Hope was not primarily interested in the immense dowry . |
| 6 | Paul McCartney and Madonna , Robert Maxwell and Rupert Murdoch all have more money than they will ever need . |
| 7 | She had no idea how long she stayed there , simply gazing into the beautiful sea-blue eyes which had become more important than life itself to her , but everything she saw there somehow made all of her doubts , all of her fears just slide away , leaving her lighter of heart than she could ever remember being . |
| 8 | There are more terrors to come , more mysteries and secrets than he could ever know . |
| 9 | One monk noted in reply to the Commission 's enquiries that religious communities probably owe to music more of their spirituality than they will ever know . |
| 10 | A greater fool than you could ever know , Shae thought dully , pain throbbing like a drum beat at her temples . |
| 11 | You always need far more dumping/preparation areas than you could ever imagine . |
| 12 | I 've had more shooting practice out here in the fields with Davide than I 'll ever have in Caserta ! |
| 13 | I wonder for a second if he could ever rape anyone . |
| 14 | No tourist should be without at least 10 times as many pockets as they 'll ever find use for . |
| 15 | Emily climbed down from the cab and stood looking uncertainly around her , World 's End was a far worse place than she could ever have imagined . |
| 16 | That took more courage than you 'll ever possess . |
| 17 | He was much taller than her , and those broad shoulders could weather a much harder pounding than she could ever give him . |
| 18 | A mini-breakdown was less of a black mark than a criminal record if he should ever choose to emigrate . |
| 19 | So I did n't even raise an objection when she insisted on touring the Story of Vadinamia museum , which included a lengthier account of the planet 's development than I could ever want — plus an equally detailed , and gruesome , study of life and death on the planets surface , |
| 20 | This reduces the amount of memory your file needs , speeds things up and gives a much better result at the end of the day than you could ever hope to achieve with a scanner . |
| 21 | We might go on to say that not only in the medieval period with its plainsong , but also today , the Church owes more to the prayer and music of the religious orders than it will ever appreciate . |
| 22 | There would be far more activities for Jennifer than we could ever hope to provide for her here . ’ |
| 23 | True humility is realizing that God can make a much better job of my life than I could ever do by myself . |
| 24 | Today is going to have a greater significance on your life than you could ever imagine . |
| 25 | Williams had a good ear , and since his death some of his admirers have made more sense of his procedures than he could ever make for himself , but the lamentable effect of his example has been to lead poets to trust their ear implicitly , thus discrediting the very notion of measure . |
| 26 | It 's the cheapest adventure story in the world , and it 'll tell you more about Koraloona than I can ever put into words . |
| 27 | Benny took the bus to Dublin on the first day of term with more trepidation than she would ever have expected . |
| 28 | Hiding her feelings quickly , she said , ‘ I would have had four more years of your love than I can ever have now . ’ |
| 29 | Surely they will provide the final lesson that rock 'n' roll needs more thinking , more philosophising in a real sense before we can ever allow another four-square Smiths to appear , vastly entertaining but also clutching their own downfall . |
| 30 | ‘ What are dialectics ? ’ said Anthony , looking for his agent 's kit-bag and make-up case on the baggage trolley at Frankfurt Airport and speaking with as much truculence as he could ever muster . |