is that so vs never

is that so

phrase
  • Really? Is it true? 

never

intj
  • A statement of defiance 

adv
  • Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely). 

  • At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance. 

  • Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously. 

How often have the words is that so and never occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )