Example sentences of "not [verb] been any [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems little short of incredible now that such a talent should not have been any source of income for half a century after she left art school , but heartening that the lack of any fiscal reward and only intermittent recognition from her peers made no impact on her creative energies . |
| 2 | Sir Frank also acknowledges that British ships had not been adequately defended against Exocet , and that there could not have been any control over its sale to third parties as British firms supplied only components . |
| 3 | Physically she would not have been any match for Fen . |
| 4 | THERE could n't have been any doubt of ’ innovative thinking after managing director presented this packet of breakfast cereal at the Financial Times Food & Drink Conference in March . |
| 5 | ‘ But there would n't have been any damage to my property if they had fixed the damp in the first place a year ago . ’ |
| 6 | If I could have answered all the questions it would n't have been any fun at all . |
| 7 | We shafted Connelly when we took his shipment of coke but a gang war would n't have been any use to either of us . |