Example sentences of "[prep] [not/n't] [v-ing] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sometimes think they have a neurosis about not having been in the blitz . ’ |
| 2 | I am writing to apologise for not having been in touch to arrange a time to visit your new editing facility in Wellington Square . |
| 3 | ‘ And though some people may damn me irrevocably and for ever , in the nature of things my profession and my work will open new relations to me , that much fresher for not having been frozen , hardened , and made sterile by old prejudices . ’ |
| 4 | Apologies for not having been in touch for so long . |
| 5 | I , too , wish to apologise to the House for not having been present at the start of this debate . |
| 6 | She could feel the anger surging inside her and she fought it down , not wanting him to know what a fool she felt for not having been made aware of that fact . |
| 7 | These cancer surveillance programmes are now widely implemented despite not having been subjected to clinical trial . |
| 8 | Here , the elements which are selected as focal ( them , he , and was ) are not new in the sense of not having been mentioned before , but they are new in the sense of being in some way contrastive . |
| 9 | Well I you 'll forgive me the disadvantage , I 'm not trying to cop out , but the disadvantage of not having been immediately involved is that I have n't seen that quotation from Michael . |
| 10 | The concern then must be that when people start to suffer the rule of the power which has replaced the national government , their resentment against not having been warned of the full consequences of what was happen — There are signs that this may indeed be what is happening in Germany . |
| 11 | Yes and the county are in the same position as everybody else in not having been able to check it . |
| 12 | As the plane from London bounced along the runway at Ciampino airport , Nora congratulated herself on not having been sick , even during the bumpy moments as they flew over the Alps . |
| 13 | As I walked in the door I was greeted by a new son and a strange emotional mixture of delight and disappointment at not having been there . |
| 14 | Do not use a social setting for suddenly coming out with all the reservations you may have or the frustrations you may feel at not having been consulted properly . |
| 15 | Alix , naturally , was almost ( but not quite ) overwhelmed with guilt , at not grieving enough , at not having been the perfect wife , at having ceased to love Sebastian . |
| 16 | Our man on the iceberg was clearly miffed at not having been picked up . |
| 17 | Bozer was apparently acting in protest at not having been fully consulted by President Turgut Özal on Turkey 's stance in the current Gulf crisis . |
| 18 | In the event , there were no rallies , but at the Supreme Soviet sitting Mukhammed Solikh , Erk 's chair , handed in his deputy 's mandate , in protest at not having been allowed to speak . |
| 19 | His relief at not having been made a fool of was matched by his curiosity to find out who the devil he was , this man Iying chest down on the wet flagstones , face turned to one side as though asleep . |
| 20 | He said that he was " wounded " by not having been consulted by Shevardnadze beforehand , and declared that " to go now is unforgivable " . |