Example sentences of "never [be] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While diesel cars will never be seen as road burners , they will go at least as fast as the ‘ cooking ’ versions of ordinary petrol-powered saloons and hatchbacks . |
| 2 | Not only should cycling shorts only be seen on people over six feet tall with perfect bodies , they should never be seen on Ben Lawers in October . |
| 3 | En route we fried and ate the well tenderised cod — this was filmed with plenty of zizzle track — and I drank to the loss of another illusion in the Scotch that will never be seen in Saudi Arabia . |
| 4 | In the middle of the afternoon , when it seemed that the work would never be done on time , Bellybutton arrived at the yard . |
| 5 | Victorine cried out as soon as she saw them : that wretched child , I knew it would be hopeless letting her help , it 's too much , I 'll never be done in time . |
| 6 | Tap proportioners should never be fitted to taps used to supply drinking or cooking water . |
| 7 | Points should never be worshipped to excess , and the unflagging zeal of bibliographical mudlarkers prodding for new ones should be mistrusted or at least treated with caution . |
| 8 | Such a suggestion could never be made about Steve Mungall , who seeks out the heart of the action with such relish that you wonder how his 34-year-old legs can keep carrying him forward like a 24-year-old . |
| 9 | There is one allegation that could never be made against Harold Wilson : that he was an anti-Semite . |
| 10 | Continuity was assured by the performance becoming enshrined in a religious ritual which could never be broken for fear of offending the gods . |
| 11 | Earlier , on Feb. 7 , up to 70,000 people had protested in Garankuwa , in eastern Bophuthatswana , demanding that their South African citizenship be restored , but Mangope had reaffirmed on Feb. 18 that the homeland would never be reincorporated into South Africa . |
| 12 | But , he stressed that donated blood , which lasts for up to 100 days in a patient , can never be replaced by formulations . |
| 13 | The mass disfranchisement of thousands of citizens in local government , the disgraceful manipulation of constituency boundaries , the enforced political tests for government jobs and legislation , such as the Flags and Emblems Act , were some of the shackles on individual freedom which would never be tolerated in England . |
| 14 | Roh responded by accusing the protesters of seeking to overthrow the country 's " liberal democratic system " , and insisted that Cabinet changes " can never be dictated by opposition parties or activists " . |
| 15 | Waterlilies should never be positioned near waterfalls or fountains as they prefer fairly static water . |
| 16 | ‘ If it rains , ’ he said gloomily , ‘ if it rains that heap will set like mixed concrete and we 'll never be rid of it' ; and though there was no sign of a break in the weather he covered the slowly diminishing heap at night with clear plastic , weighted down with stones . |
| 17 | But somebody has been sent to prison , they are the sort of person who you would think of , should never be sent to prison , somebody who has diddled his firm out of a couple of thousand . |
| 18 | Music when it advances into more subtle and profound regions , explores new emotions that will never be encompassed by words . |
| 19 | And a blind man can never be accepted as chief of the Macleans . |
| 20 | In fact there was nothing ‘ reasonable ’ about it , and Bismarck knew this , for at the first whisper of Leopold 's appearance on the scene the French Ambassador had , officially , let it be known to Berlin that this candidacy would never be accepted by Napoleon III . |
| 21 | This test should never be applied to silk rugs , as creasing can damage the fibres . |
| 22 | A typical example — and there are many of these — was when he patiently sat through a high level Air Ministry conference listening to the Mosquito being castigated for its poor night flying qualities ( because of the glare from the exhausts ) , and Boscombe Down recommended that it should never be flown at night , the chairman , as an afterthought , suggested Bennett contribute his views : " I wish someone hid told me about all these faults ' , he replied , " because I have been flying the Masse on OBOE night trials with excellent results " . |
| 23 | They will never be gained by violence . ’ |
| 24 | Yet what could never be achieved via Parliament could be experimented with in more exciting forms in Southampton Row and the network around it . |
| 25 | Needless to say , this is no reason why feminists should cease their demands ( quite the reverse ) , but it is a reason why the demand for abolition will never be met in isolation ; and even if it were it would be pointless overall , since further anomalies would be created and the burden of injustice simply shifted to other women . |
| 26 | Before they even touched he knew it had been wrong to come , he knew he had reopened a wound that would never heal and could never be soothed by consummation , unless the war should end soon and they should both survive . |
| 27 | Of all lights in the room these make the biggest difference and are a blessing since you can plug them in and put them behind plants , or in corners , or behind large pieces of furniture to give a beautiful , dramatic accent light , creating mood and interest that could never be imagined by day . |
| 28 | Did she really mean us to infer , I wonder , that Her Royal Highness indulges in a certain filthy habit which , one feels sure , would never be adopted by Mother Theresa ? |
| 29 | And they 'll be even more pleased to hear that Henry escapes , and will never be turned into pork chops and sausages . |
| 30 | She knew by instinct that healing change can never be imposed on people from outside . |