Example sentences of "never have [been] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now I find out he should never have been on the road . |
| 2 | Andy overtook a container lorry , the kind of thing that should never have been on that road , and hit a Volvo estate car coming in the opposite direction . |
| 3 | Although the US may never have been on the brink of intervention in China she had sent 50,000 marines to Northern China in 1945 , followed by General Marshall acting as Truman 's personal representative . |
| 4 | These Odonata may never have been on Earth before , but they circled the Nuria II in an assured way and then set off northwards towards Australia with leisurely beats of their wings . |
| 5 | Mr Gowans explained O'Connor should never have been on the beat . |
| 6 | But a ‘ raspberry flavour ’ food need never have been within sniffing distance of a raspberry . |
| 7 | Ivan Foster took the unexpected but reasonable position of arguing that sabbatarianism should never have been in the manifesto : ‘ I do not believe that that particular one is something for parties to legislate on . |
| 8 | And as the years from retirement lengthen , it seems more and more tenuous to group men in terms of long-past work , let alone women who since marriage may never have been in paid work at all . |
| 9 | Despite his personal trauma , his professionalism would never have been in question — if it had n't been for the drink and drugs . |
| 10 | ‘ If she had done her job properly , I would never have been in this mess in the first place . ’ |
| 11 | And it must have been some comfort to her , a few months later , to receive a picture of Anna , healthy , happy , as she could never have been in the orphanage . |
| 12 | The other man may never have been in this situation before . |
| 13 | She 's very , very disturbed , and should never have been in prison . |
| 14 | He should never have been in prison . |
| 15 | He looked so innocent that Mrs Maylie said , ‘ This child could never have been in a gang of robbers ! ’ |
| 16 | Damn Lori and her unreasoning jealousy ; but for her she would never have been in this position . |
| 17 | Otherwise , ’ she added , looking across at him , ‘ I would never have been in a boat alone , would I ? |
| 18 | He has been one of the driving forces behind Musselburgh 's revival and had it not been for his stout efforts earlier in the season , the Stoneyhill club would never have been in the promotion challenge . |
| 19 | ‘ But she could never have been like me with an audience . ’ |
| 20 | He 'd never have been like that in the old days . |