Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] not [adv] been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Teamwork is paramount in any sphere of operation but something which has not always been evident in the past . |
| 2 | This reorganization gave an overview of the education system which had not previously been possible . |
| 3 | At the root of the problem were the Scottish campaigns of 1480–2 , which had not only been expensive in themselves but had brought continuing expenditure on defence , notably through the acquisition of Berwick . |
| 4 | At the root of the problem were the Scottish campaigns of 1480–2 , which had not only been expensive in themselves but had brought continuing expenditure on defence , notably through the acquisition of Berwick . |
| 5 | If the Secretary of State had regularly taken the governors ' advice about appointments , patronage might have been used to control the assemblies — some governors , notably in Massachusetts , were able to get their own way in their assemblies much more often in wartime and , while this was partly due to patriotism and partly due to fear of the French , it does appear that war contracts could build support in what had not always been promising soil for the governors . |