Example sentences of "not have [been] [adj] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They watched a woman , who could not have been long in this country , testing a mango for ripeness : she felt it all over with her thumb , not looking at it , concentrated , unsmiling , until the stall holder , ever-vigilant , caught sight of her . |
| 2 | In the yard at the back , a slow burning bon fire added to the pong which could not have been good for those living nearby . |
| 3 | On Nov. 25 Kohl condemned the attacks and reminded Germans that " without these foreigners , the affluence of this country would not have been possible at all " . |
| 4 | It would not have been possible without this generous sponsorship by British Gas and we are very grateful to them , ’ said Dick Pringle of Hartcliffe Leisure Ltd . |
| 5 | This book has been written from the US Army 's court-martial records , something which would not have been possible in this country , where such records are closed to the public for 100 years . |
| 6 | The availability of omeprazole allowed us to achieve complete healing of oesophagitis in all our patients which would not have been possible before this drug was available . |
| 7 | But Cuvier insisted that the transition from the ancient to the modern species was too abrupt , and that the intermediates would not have been viable in any case . |
| 8 | The wealth of other trades was on a much smaller scale , one that can not have been untypical of most provincial communities . |
| 9 | One such reform took place in AD 317 , and therefore coins made in the previous decade would not have been available after this date for subsequent use and loss . |
| 10 | It could not have been easy for these men to deliver flocks and herds safely to their destination and the advent of motor transport must have been a blessing to animals . |
| 11 | It can not have been easy for either of them . |
| 12 | Indeed , this person 's role would not have been dissimilar to that undertaken by the present-day funeral director . |
| 13 | The loss of their lands was a blow not just to episcopal prestige and income but also to episcopal management and the pastoral care of a diocese ; it can not have been reassuring to any bishop to see how often temporalities were at the risk of malicious accusation or expedient suspicion . |
| 14 | Well I I think its , the way that the plaintiff puts the case on that point my Lord is that even if the defendant Mr took the view er that it would not have been proper for such a notice to be served , in view of what the plaintiff was saying to him about his wish to get out of the contract , the fact that it was available to him should have been brought to his attention and then as Mr was saying that I sorry I do n't feel I can do this on your behalf because it 's not proper in the circumstances or whatever erm , should then have gone on to advise the plaintiff either to do it himself or to go and seek independent advice . |