Example sentences of "have never [been] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Salvadorean trade union movement has always suffered from brutal repression ; there has never been freedom to organize . |
| 2 | But one facet of the Wild West which has never been part of our social scene is surfacing now in cinematographic form . |
| 3 | Notably , the Classical foot has never been part of English phonology ; it is a verse-specific contruct . |
| 4 | Abu Jaber said that " the Palestinian people must be allowed to exercise their right of self-determination in their ancestral homeland " and added : " Let me speak plainly that Jordan has never been Palestine and will not be so . " |
| 5 | ‘ There has never been jealousy on my part that she has taken my mother 's place . ’ |
| 6 | But the word ‘ politics ’ itself needs to be deconstructed , since politics is to do with our ideals of what human life should be , about which there has never been agreement ; indeed , it is out of the disagreement that politics arises . |
| 7 | The legacies of these origins have persisted and there has never been agreement on the nature of international affairs , on the proper methods for studying them , or on the range of elements which theories of them must take into account . |
| 8 | Economic management has never been Labour 's strong point . |
| 9 | This is not to assume either that there has never been pressure within the universities for change or that the state is necessarily hostile to the collegiate model . |
| 10 | It has never been de rigueur for academics who rise to high places in English departments , and , conversely , students who possess it may not do well in formal examinations . |
| 11 | What I 've been through is most extraordinary , I would n't call it crucifixion exactly , because I 'm not religious , but I actually thought I was doing quite radical work and it has never been names as such . |
| 12 | Anyone 'd think you 'd never been south of Harwich . |
| 13 | I 've never been soooo pissed off at a game than I was at the rangers game at Elland Road . |
| 14 | Gabriel , at No 31 with new single Digging in the Dirt , says : ‘ I 've never been part of the rock ‘ n roll machinery . |
| 15 | Well I know that but on the other hand , we 've never been ones for relying on other people . |
| 16 | A a And what I I might tell you , I 've never been sea sick only once , and that was after I think eating pork pies . |
| 17 | I 've never been child minded . |
| 18 | They 've never been patients of mine , though , as I say , I have done some of the servants and villagers . |
| 19 | I do n't know cos I 've never been brunette , Jackie . |
| 20 | The County Council dismissed the charges , saying both the Corporation and the IIRS were making routine checks on Raybestos Manhattan 's waste and there had never been evidence of asbestos in the consignments that had been checked . |
| 21 | The room was silent , as if there had never been conversation between old friends . |
| 22 | Logic had never been Wendy 's strong suit . |
| 23 | He should have asked the Captain but with the Substitute 's eyes fixed on him he had n't felt able to , and later there had never been time . |
| 24 | The window was dark , as if there had never been candle-light . |
| 25 | But Fernando did n't know that , though she had tried to tell him that she and Steve had never been lovers . |
| 26 | There had never been trouble between her and them and it 's unlikely Mr Johnson knew them . |
| 27 | Even with modest opposition , the St Leger had never been trainer Vincent O'Brien 's idea of a suitable warm-up for the Arc . |
| 28 | Who 's Who had never been Greg 's favourite reading but rather to his surprise , it came up trumps : Seymour-Strachey , Gerald Harcourt ; Professor of English Literature , University of Grimsby , 1942–74 ; b. 8th June 1904 ; s. of Stephen Seymour-Strachey and Charlotte Butler : educ . |
| 29 | He could n't play cricket or any other game for that matter and he had never been fishing . |
| 30 | lots of all , lots of wire and bricks and stones and old potatoes , you want to see potatoes that grow in that field , there 's never been potatoes in that field before , but there is , we throw all the dicey ones over the fence |