Example sentences of "have not be [vb pp] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That claim has not been borne out for today 's designs , but such contracts can not easily be broken . |
| 2 | From the survey , it would seem that many bureaux which own the microfilm system find many uses for it within the bureau when it has not been taken out for an outreach advice session ; it is used for training purposes in order to demonstrate access to and use of information in CAB advice work and it is also used for giving talks to outside groups . |
| 3 | Most of it has n't been turned over for years . |
| 4 | About the year 1737 , were found in St Margaret 's church-yard , Westminster , in a dry gravelly soil , at the depth of about 18 feet , or less , which had not been broken up for above fifty years before , three entire fir coffins ; the two largest clampt together with iron , as boxes sometimes are . |
| 5 | The house was n't run-down , either , but there were touches here and there betraying the fact 64 that it had n't been lived in for a couple of years ; the windows that were n't shuttered were n't clean , and there were weeds pushing up through the gravel . |
| 6 | Mrs Nicolson had n't been seen out for four months now . |
| 7 | Dizzy 's late and short-lived appearance had n't been planned entirely for effect ; the truth was that he was still fairly weak after his illness . |
| 8 | I was informed today that elderly people who are trying to get into hospital are being put on to wards in which the nursing staff have not been designated specifically for the care of the elderly . |
| 9 | At present about 85% of foreign aid is earmarked by Congress for specific purposes in selected countries : unlucky countries that have not been singled out for earmarked money are vulnerable to savage cuts . |
| 10 | Elderly people have not been singled out for special consideration either , but for quite a different reason : their needs are broadly the same as those of younger adults , and specialist mental health services for elderly people are now developing all over the country as a direct response to the enormous growth in the numbers of people with dementia . |
| 11 | Sotheby 's will be hoping that their clients ' wallets have not been laid up for the winter together with their yachts . |
| 12 | All the animals are in their cages , but they do n't seem to have very much space , and some of them have n't been fed properly for a long time . |