Example sentences of "have [not/n't] been [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | It 's been very gratifying to win these last two trophies — yet disappointing that there has n't been improvement in the general standard of our girls ’ tennis afterwards . ’ |
2 | It 's been very gratifying to win these last two trophies — yet disappointing that there has n't been improvement in the general standard of our girls ’ tennis afterwards . ’ |
3 | Oh I I would be it would be nonsense to say that there has n't been failings of the system , sometimes through the carelessness of an officer , sometimes , certainly in the initial stage , because of their lack of awareness of the er provisions of the act . |
4 | There simply has n't been time for the body to clear the first lot before it 's topped up with a second dose of alcohol . |
5 | The pants , she said , had not been part of the deal . |
6 | What if it had not been Nicole on the phone at all ? |
7 | The council apparently argued that as Gloucester had not been protector at the time , any attempt on his life could not be construed as treason . |
8 | The council apparently argued that as Gloucester had not been protector at the time , any attempt on his life could not be construed as treason . |
9 | Richard I had disafforested the southern half , but they did not know whether Henry II had afforested any district which had not been forest in the time of Henry I. |
10 | Eight other member country governments favoured a more or less automatic start to stage two in January 1994 , while the UK had not been party to the October 1990 decision and had presented its own " hard ecu " proposals [ see p. 37969 ] . |
11 | There remained doubts over implementing the accord , particularly because right-wing factions in the military and the wealthy ruling oligarchy had not been party to the talks , and because hardline elements within the FMLN might not accept the dropping of a previous key demand that either the army be disbanded or its ranks be reduced and the remainder merged into those of the guerrillas . |
12 | At least the knights had not been party to the massacre ; they had achieved their task and now looked for suitable reward . |
13 | For one thing , there had not been time for the more remotely-seated lords to arrive , if indeed many of them heeded the summons ; and the Balliol supporters , of course , remained absent . |
14 | They had n't got as far as stating any intention on that subject — for the simple reason that marriage had n't been part of the plan . |
15 | There had n't been time on the way up to ask him what the results of the tests had been or what the union had consequently decided . |