Example sentences of "but [pron] never [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah but I never sold it to Simon . |
| 2 | But I never expected the reaction it got coming from me . |
| 3 | ‘ But I never expected to end up on TV . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I thought the horses I was riding had each way chances but I never expected four winners . |
| 5 | ‘ I knew I had landed my 100th winner , ’ Charlie told me ‘ but I never expected the sort of reaction I received from the crowd . |
| 6 | The exercise of skills in the workforce as a mature returner has been a rewarding experience in so many ways but I never expected it to test my personal standards or challenge my courage to stand up against what I believe is wrong . |
| 7 | I 'd never had other children of my own and somehow she seemed very precious just then , but I never expected to see her . |
| 8 | But I never rise to their teasing . |
| 9 | I even got to the point where I was an approved parliamentary candidate , but I never applied for a seat so I ca n't say I was ever rejected ! ’ |
| 10 | I hope all these very pretty sentiments about not being strong enough to stand watching other people doing things in the war are just part of a passing phase ; or maybe it 's these ‘ books of a higher nature ’ … but I never credited you with being able to talk such utter balls . |
| 11 | ‘ There was a long pause and Dr Runcie said : ‘ Well , I always suspected it was he who had written it , but I never thought there was anything personal in it . |
| 12 | There is no reason to be sitting in bed , but I never thought I 'd be on the go so quickly . |
| 13 | I thought I 'd exhausted every possibility , rivals of every pedigree from the Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies to a rough-trade gamekeeper out at Shotover , but I never thought of family . |
| 14 | ‘ Everyone seemed to think Benjamin was a virgin , but I never thought of him as that , but that it was the first time he was making love to a woman who was old enough to be his mother , and who was his mother 's friend . ’ |
| 15 | I should n't have put it so strongly , but I never thought she 'd actually go … |
| 16 | But I never thought Lamont would freak like that . |
| 17 | But I never thought I would be carrying out her wishes . ’ |
| 18 | He was chosen for Scotland 's tour of North America in May , played in four of the six games , including the two non-cap Tests , and scored three tries : ‘ I was delighted to go but I never thought for a moment that I would make the Test side . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm not sayin' he 'as n't been a good Samaritan , but I never thought he 'd beat me black and blue just for arguin' with him . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I have seen a lot of things in my life , Elizabeth Burrows , but I never thought to see this . |
| 21 | ‘ Martha told me about this place , but I never thought I 'd see it , ’ he said . |
| 22 | She was an attractive woman , but I never thought she had a human feeling in her . |
| 23 | I 've seen similar situations on company planets run by the Usurians , but I never thought I 'd see it on Earth . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ But I never thought she was really bad — just mischievous and high-spirited . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ She used to share her sweets , but I never thought she had the sense of a hen . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You always read about others getting these awards , but I never thought it would happen to me . ’ |
| 27 | But I never thought I 'd er be doing this type of job t' other day er . |
| 28 | She said to Sally-Anne , ‘ Well , I do need a maid of all work , that 's true , but I never thought of hiring a lady … ’ |
| 29 | Over the past year just about every interview I have done has included a question about the galleries but I never thought there would be a problem . |
| 30 | ‘ But I never thought about becoming a model . |