Example sentences of "never [been] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had never been close friends but they had got on well ; lately , however , a gap had opened . |
| 2 | We 've never been keen gardeners but last year we decided to make a special effort and bought a big selection of plants and seeds . |
| 3 | The table was bare again , as if there had never been good food and wine . |
| 4 | Indian tours have never been simple affairs and after barely 24 hours the current one is shaping up like its predecessors . |
| 5 | They had never been observant Jews ; they had been steeped in German , not Jewish , culture and identified with it . |
| 6 | It is almost as if they had never been wild elephants — but only the day before yesterday , they were . |
| 7 | Spit and polish and the mindless regime of kit preparation have never been guiding principles in the Light Division ; nonetheless , each recruit takes a pride in his appearance and is at pains to ensure that his turnout is of the highest standard . |
| 8 | Nails ' mum and dad had never been homely sorts . |
| 9 | ‘ Susan and I have never been social butterflies , ’ Breeze explained with dignity , ‘ and I do n't think we shall be able to entertain much . |
| 10 | Yet language difficulties have never been insurmountable barriers . |
| 11 | We need to ensure that the management of community care is improved to meet the needs of those who are discharged from hospitals and , more particularly , of those who have never been long-stay patients in our hospitals for the mentally ill . |
| 12 | She 'd never been comfortable trading sallies with men . |