"Ever" for emphasis

[teleostomi]

(1) Cindy has ever been happy since she came to this city.
(2) Cindy has been ever happy since she came to this city.

I know that "ever" is used for emphasis. I'd like to put emphasis on "happy" using "ever" in the sentence, not using it in the sense of "always".

Is it possible to use "ever" in that sense? If so, where would we put it in the sentence? :) Thanks Dan, Mister Mic, Rusty and Pete for help.

[Rusty]

(1) Cindy has ever been happy since she came to this city.
(2) Cindy has been ever happy since she came to this city.

I know that "ever" is used for emphasis. I'd like to put emphasis on "happy" using "ever" in the sentence, not using it in the sense of "always".

Is it possible to use "ever" in that sense? If so, where would we put it in the sentence? :) Thanks Dan, Mister Mic, Rusty and Pete for help. Cindy has been ever so happy since she came to the city. (Emphasizing happy).
Has Cindy ever been happy since she came to the city!! (Emphasis).
Has Cindy ever been happy since she came to the city? (Questionning "at any time"). When speaking, put emphasis on the word ever.

[teleostomi]

Thank you Rusty!

So, is (1) and (2) strange?

Cindy has been ever so happy since she came to the city. (Emphasizing happy).
Is this absolutely a British usage? Or is it also used often in US too?

[Rusty]

Thank you Rusty!

So, is (1) and (2) strange?


Is this absolutely a British usage? Or is it also used often in US too? (1) Cindy has ever been happy since she came to this city.
(2) Cindy has been ever happy since she came to this city. (1) In this sentence ever means always. Has ever been is a rare construction. Incidently, has never been is very common.
(2) This sentence is ungrammatical.
The examples I gave above are often used in both BrEngl and AmEngl.