I never said you were a mandrake-man.
( I ( never ( ( said ( you ( were ( a mandrake-man ) ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VBD said) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (DT a) (NN mandrake-man)))))) (. .)))
I never once said or implied you were a mandrake.
( I ( never ( once ( ( ( said or ) ( implied ( you ( were ( a mandrake ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB never)) (ADVP (RB once)) (VP (VP (VBD said)) (CC or) (VP (VBD implied) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (DT a) (NN mandrake))))))) (. .)))