Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [vb infin] been [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In certain cases the insured or members of his household may not have been in residence for a considerable period but has relied upon friends or neighbours to perform an occasional check of the property .
2 But bedtime was at the usual time and , though Francie returned very late , he was slightly drunk so he could not have been to church .
3 It could not have been for lack of qualifications , for Moira had served seven years on the BBC 's General Advisory Council and four years as a director of Border Television ; so one can only assume it was because of my Liberal Party connections .
4 It would have been so much easier if he had remained hostile towards her , but she could sense that that simply would not have been in keeping with his personality .
5 This section is for permanent residents ; I brought you here first because if it had got out that you had been here and had n't seen this lot my life would n't have been worth living .
6 He 'd passed his last medical , otherwise he would n't have been on board .
7 It ca n't have been about school .
8 A child will not have been in school many days before he is made aware of individual differences among his classmates .
9 Plainly national security can not have been at stake since that had already been damaged .
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