Example sentences of "[adv] that [pron] [vb past] not been " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , no measures were taken against him at the Restoration , suggesting perhaps that he had not been a republican by choice and may have worked towards the return of Charles II . |
| 2 | His backsliding into sloth had happened so slowly that he had n't been aware of it . |
| 3 | It became apparent very soon that I had not been employed because of my skills as a salesman . |
| 4 | Misys Plc , which said in January that it was in talks that could lead to it acquiring Burns Anderson Independent Network Plc ( CI No 2,081 ) , said yesterday that it had not been able to agree terms for the acquisition and that negotiations had therefore been terminated . |
| 5 | One of the authors , John Perry , director of the Institute of Housing , said yesterday that it had not been possible to calculate a Scottish figure because of differences in the financial systems . |
| 6 | The master of the horse said later that he had not been overly impressed by this proposal . |
| 7 | I wished later that I had n't been so shy . |
| 8 | Clara pointed out that it had n't been donated by her father in the first place , but by Aunt Doris , as birthday presents , over the past seventeen years . |
| 9 | I pointed out that I had not been to the polytechnic , but had been to Durham University on a scholarship — only the second the force had been awarded . |
| 10 | ‘ Melissa … ’ she hesitated and decided to go ahead ‘ … was just pointing out that I had n't been invited to your birthday party . ’ |
| 11 | It was n't that she had n't been talking to Mandy , it was just that she had let her displeasure over that application be felt for an entire week now . |
| 12 | What guarantee was there that they had not been stolen ? |
| 13 | Angry too that she had not been trusted with knowledge which concerned her so much . |