Example sentences of "never have [vb pp] that " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I could never have done that .
2 ‘ I should never have done that , ’ Willi said gloomily .
3 How very strange that I should never have seen that .
4 I would never have seen that
5 Svidrigailov would never have said that ; he would have gone on making jokes about America .
6 He would never have said that to anyone living .
7 It should never have reached that stage where competitors got there under such circumstances .
8 I should never have sent that valentine — forgive me — it was a thoughtless thing to do . ’
9 Tell that story to one of America 's many grumblers about Japanese investment and the response is that Mr Dukakis would never have made that mistake at a Japanese firm : he would have been able to tell the difference .
10 If Simon had n't had other things on his mind — if he had n't been distracted by you — ’ the word burst from him with a violence which made her recoil ‘ — he would never have made that fatal error . ’
11 I 'd never have guessed that .
12 And I often think to myself , when I 'm paying for something , think to myself , oh I would never have paid that years ago .
13 ( Of course , Boy would never have used that word , husband , that 's my word .
14 But as we made our way down through the trees , I realized that even if I 'd been better at baling I could never have carried that load : my forehead hurt , my neck felt stiff and strained , and the pine-needles on the path , compressed and polished by thousands of feet , were as slippery as glass .
15 would never have known that would you ?
16 ‘ In retrospect , we should never have allowed that to happen .
17 Yeah well he should n't have he should never have left that engine running cos he was n't
18 ‘ I should never have had that brat .
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