Example sentences of "not be [verb] [conj] [pron] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | An antique revolver on display in his bookcase had not been fired since he had purchased it . |
| 2 | Of the five potential transplant candidates who had not been referred and who had died , two suffered hepatocellular carcinoma ( diagnosed during routine monitoring in both instances , one with no further imaging , one with imaging showing tumour localised to the liver ) and three had cryptogenic cirrhosis ( one of these three patients was referred to a regional unit but not to a transplant unit ) . |
| 3 | When I came over here , I knew what the LH and the Grand Cherokee were , but they had not been introduced and I had n't driven them . |
| 4 | The shopfittings had not been changed since it had been a High Street draper 's , or a confectioner 's perhaps ? |
| 5 | All the land and other assets had not been valued and there had been no consideration of a clawback provision should the company profit from subsequent disposals . |
| 6 | He is a far more controlled fighter and his stamina can not be questioned for he had never gone beyond 10 rounds in his previous 36 fights . |
| 7 | But members of the fund-raising committee now believe it will not be run as they had hoped . |
| 8 | Even though he had accepted general responsibility for his company 's operations , and would probably have agreed to print the books had the decision been referred to him , he could not be convicted unless he had been given specific notice of the offensive material . |
| 9 | As the company was a separate legal entity , and in the particular circumstances ( through its directing mind and will ) had consented to the husband 's drawing the cheques , it could not be said that he had appropriated the company 's property . |
| 10 | He said that while he viewed the ‘ inner circle ’ story as nonsense , the allegations could not be ignored and he had asked Mr Stevens to investigate . |
| 11 | He appears to have maintained in the Court of Session that the provisions of that Act should not be applied because it had been passed without his having had notice as required by Standing Orders … |
| 12 | But it can not be denied that they had neglected their fixed charities . |
| 13 | We heard that some bishops had sent on training courses in preparation for ordination people who could not be ordained because they had been divorced and were remarried . |
| 14 | The boat 's engine could not be used and she had to be paddled , sculled , pushed and pulled through the floods . |
| 15 | ‘ At the end of the meeting I said the information could not be used until he had clearance from me . ’ |
| 16 | This was the result of the operator failing to provide adequate information on the number of passengers carried and would not be paid until you had assessed the operator 's performance . |
| 17 | When she pointed out this might mean she would be on her own yet again throughout another summer he shrugged and said it could not be helped and he had no choice . |