Example sentences of "'ll never [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	‘ I 'll never tell a soul ! ’
2	After a moment 's reflection , however , Jonadab went on , ‘ They 'll never miss a couple o' pairs .
3	‘ Just promise me you 'll never handle a crossbow whenever I am anywhere near you . ’
4	‘ He 'll never lay a finger on her .
5	‘ I 'll never make a secretary , Aggie ; I 've got nothing up top . ’
6	You 'll never make a poker player , Miss Swift ! ’
7	‘ We 'll never make a policeman out of you , Auguste . ’
8	‘ You 'll never make a writer , ’ he said .
9	" You 'll never make a nun , you baggage .
10	He flexed his hands under the cloth , and shouted irritably at Rosa , ‘ You 'll never make a city woman , thank God , ’ and then , seeing her face fall , wondered at it .
11	‘ He 'll never touch a back until it 's been properly rested . ’
12	‘ Jake 'd have wanted me to see her right ; but she 'll never take a penny piece off me … ’
13	You 'll never push a pushchair with that lot on , Helen .
14	’ Ye 'll never get a taxi at this time of night .
15	Leave it to the Greeks , and you 'll never get a Crusade .
16	Well she 'll never get a size four on , my boots .
17	‘ Else you 'll never get a girl , looking like a beanpole . ’
18	Southern hooligans in employment sing ‘ You 'll never get a job ’ to northerners , especially Liverpudlians .
19	‘ Anyway , you 'll never get a job here , Robyn .
20	‘ No ! ’ he said , ‘ you 'll never get a job as long as your father is taking the Daily Herald ! ’
21	I trust you , you 're not a fool , you know what could happen if you got up to some mischief out there , ’ and her fingers described general obloquy with a sweeping gesture of abolition , ‘ and then you 'll never get a husband either .
22	" They 'll never get a fox to leave . "
23	‘ We 'll never get a seat , my girl , unless you buck your ideas up , ’ Mary said sharply .
24	Unlike today 's Leeds team who 'll never win a thing .
25	But he 'll never have a mortgage .

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