Example sentences of "[vb past] they have not [be] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Apart from making a number of impressive black and white studies of the rugged terrain , he also photographed local people , always on the look-out for strength and dignity in their faces that showed they had not been eroded by the harsh circumstances in which they lived .
2 The directors , who claimed they had not been consulted properly about the scheme , agreed to continue to run their buses to the estate for a trial period when the humps are introduced .
3 Lord Aldington insisted they had not been lied to , but they would not have got into the trucks if they had known they were going to Yugoslavia .
4 Yet the large majority of our teenagers said they had not been taught the practical realities of avoiding AIDS until they were at least 15 .
5 About three-quarters of pupils in the lowest third knew how many days there are in certain months , although a number of pupils when interviewed said they had not been taught by their parents or at school any way of remembering the number of days in the months .
6 man Alan Reid said they had not been disciplined because a member of the Royal Family had been a patient there .
7 But it found 14pc were kept waiting and some respondents said they had not been allowed the music or songs they requested .
8 Most local hoteliers and guesthouse owners , who said they had not been told of this , left before the vote was taken .
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