Example sentences of "not [adv] been [art] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lunch had not altogether been a waste of time . |
| 2 | Keeping quiet had not only been an error of judgement , it had also poisoned any chance they might have had of entering into a worthwhile relationship . |
| 3 | They have not only been the channels of communication and administration from the centre to the periphery , but also the voice of the periphery , or of particular interests at the periphery ; they have been a means of overcoming local particularities , but also platforms for their expression , instruments of central control and obstacles to it . |
| 4 | The socially constructed relationship between age , gender and the labour market has not only been the cause of poverty in old age , but has also formed the basis for the spread of a more general dependency among older people and age discrimination in many aspects of public policy and social attitudes ( Walker , 1990 ) . |
| 5 | But life has not exactly been a bed of roses between the two , in the past , it has been revealed . |
| 6 | ENO is distressed that ‘ opera has not generally been the property of the youngest type of creative talent ’ . |
| 7 | It has not just been a question of choosing between state action and individual responsibility , but rather of finding the means to link the two effectively . |
| 8 | Spackman has not always been the darling of the Ibrox crowd , not always been immaculate in his conceptions , in distribution given to moments of near madness and almost always one of the great unsung ; but , against Celtic , Spackman fashioned for himself a night to remember . |
| 9 | Inequalities between the British white population and ethnic minorities of various kinds have not always been the focus of sociological interest . |
| 10 | They have not infrequently been a source of acrimony between the authorities involved , as well as of wider problems . |
| 11 | In the history of Western culture , it has not simply been a case of nature swallowing supernature . |
| 12 | But getting the internal cost structure right for the 1990s has not simply been a case of manning level reductions . |
| 13 | Of one thing she was convinced , however , and that was that she had actually regressed to a previous life and that it had not simply been the work of her imagination . |
| 14 | When he wrote , the English language was still unformed and had not yet been the vehicle of any great work . |
| 15 | Declaring himself ‘ deeply troubled ’ by the rise — from 264kgs last year to 392kgs so far this year — he said some people were underestimating the problem because there had not yet been an influx of misusers to drugs clinics . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's true , ’ agreed Rachel , ‘ and what 's happened has n't exactly been a bundle of fun for you . |
| 17 | Since being a Magpies fan has n't exactly been a bundle of laughs of late , his timing as ever was perfect . |
| 18 | And today has n't exactly been a barrel of laughs . |
| 19 | The Renault Clio is this year 's European Car of the Year but the award has n't always been a guarantee of outstanding sales success . |
| 20 | Caves have n't always been a feature of our landscape . |