Example sentences of "they [vb base] never been [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Edward is Stephen 's half-brother ; they 've never been close . |
2 | and they 've never been late to their jobs |
3 | ‘ Each one blossoms and they return home to be far more independent and mature in their own little way , because they have done and seen things in a way they 've never been able to do before . |
4 | Graham Sharpe organiser says there is nowhere else in the world where two legs can race against four and pick up fourteen thousand pounds in prize money if they win … he explains that the horse has been beaten once by a mountain bike three years ago but they 've never been able to work out a winning formula |
5 | They 've never been hard on me on times to come in and that , but he 's great now . |
6 | Get a divorce they , they 've never been happy at all since they 've been married have they ? |
7 | Most children who suffer from day wetting have primary enuresis , that is they have never been dry by day . |
8 | Applying the satanic indicators , they can find signs anywhere , but they have never been able to furnish proof . |
9 | ‘ They have never been slow to give huge subsidies to win orders . |