Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [been] [adj] for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The postcode to Enumeration District directory and the digitised boundary data enable it to be mapped and compared with data compiled on a different geographical basis , an aid which has not been available for censuses prior to 1981 .
2 It seems therefore that implanted metal despite a potential to induce fibrosis or inflammation , has not been responsible for malignancy .
3 Life has n't been easy for Patsy McGowan 's troops of late .
4 It has n't been easy for people across the country it has n't been easy for businesses and it has n't been easy for the government to do it .
5 It has n't been easy for people across the country it has n't been easy for businesses and it has n't been easy for the government to do it .
6 This signalled the arrival of the half of the school that had NOT been early for assembly , who tried to enter the sports hall at the same time as the half that had just been thrown out tried to exit .
7 In one of those announcements that trigger a double take in observers who find it hard to believe the function had not been available for years , IBM Corp this week finally added Ethernet support for the 3174 cluster controller , long after most users must have given up on the idea and made other arrangements .
8 Observers from the US National Democratic Institute said that there had been " serious problems " , that voter registration was incomplete , that registers had not been open for inspection , and that Biya had been allocated 142 minutes of coverage on the state-owned television service between Oct. 7 and polling day , while the six opposition candidates shared only 12 minutes .
9 It had n't been difficult for Bill to accede to his wife 's nagging to give the girl a break .
10 All young people falling into that category but over the age of 18 who have not been available for YT because of disability , ill health , pregnancy , a custodial sentence , remand or language difficulty are entitled to an offer of a suitable YT programme and to receive such training .
11 Things have n't been easy for Nora since your father died . ’
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