Example sentences of "but it [verb] not been a " in BNC.

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1 But it had n't been a dream .
2 Well , it was n't as gruesome as it might have been had the bodies been five weeks rather than five years old , but it had n't been a pretty sight by any means .
3 But it had not been a smooth process .
4 But it has n't been a problem .
5 There have been problems with one or two areas but it has n't been a a a general problem .
6 I mean it 's just like Aston is , it is , is , it 's , it 's a university but it has n't been a university for that long , it was a technological institute before
7 The Government can not say that because , by definition , the Government have to be comfortable with everything , but it has not been a profitable period for teachers in terms of their pay .
8 They think I 'm a dead duck but it 's not been a time you could write off .
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