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 .
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