Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] had not be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I realized I had not been fair to myself . |
| 2 | They found it had not been modified in any way and could not operate on the 27–28 MHz frequency ( the FM Citizens ' Band ) . |
| 3 | I made one last effort to see if my parachute was still there , and to my amazement and relief found it had not been torn off after all . |
| 4 | Apart from making a number of impressive black and white studies of the rugged terrain , he also photographed local people , always on the look-out for strength and dignity in their faces that showed they had not been eroded by the harsh circumstances in which they lived . |
| 5 | The directors , who claimed they had not been consulted properly about the scheme , agreed to continue to run their buses to the estate for a trial period when the humps are introduced . |
| 6 | When she heard that a particular decision had not yet been implemented she telexed Moira , complaining : ‘ BA would be very annoyed if he heard it had not been done . ’ |
| 7 | She presumed there had not been enough news in the letter to compensate for its late arrival . |
| 8 | Today had been the first time since he died she had not been tortured with thoughts of her Anthony . |
| 9 | One teacher I interviewed in my middle school study , for instance , felt she had not been well treated in the reorganization to a middle school set-up and had resisted the head 's attempts at change ‘ We do n't , some of us do n't change so easily ! ’ |
| 10 | I knew she had not been asked to the service at which her husband 's ashes were placed in the Spencer vault . |
| 11 | Bosses insisted she had not been shunted sideways , but insiders said management was making her ‘ more and more agitated ’ . |
| 12 | With her customary curtness , Camilla insisted she had not been told in advance about the announcement . |
| 13 | But Mr Davidson felt they had not been unfair in their treatment of him . |
| 14 | Lord Aldington insisted they had not been lied to , but they would not have got into the trucks if they had known they were going to Yugoslavia . |
| 15 | He knew he had not been dozing very long because the smells of fried bacon and toasted bread still drifted through the house . |
| 16 | I knew more or less where he was and I knew he had not been recaptured — that was all . |
| 17 | Declan Casey , 39 , was seized in Strabane , Co Tyrone , just minutes after RUC Chief Constable Sir Hugh Annesley insisted he had not been free to kill while working for Special Branch . |
| 18 | Mr Maclean was answering an emergency question from the area 's MP , John Cunningham ( Lab , Copeland ) , who had visited Sellafield on Thursday and Friday but complained he had not been told of the leak . |
| 19 | She said I had not been meant to have this until I was twenty-five , but since I was married and had a child , they had been able to break the trust . |
| 20 | Two days ago they said she had not been assaulted . |
| 21 | Sara wished she had not been so petty when Fairfax had called , and had let him go on thinking it was Matthew 's old family house . |
| 22 | He said there had not been , and would not be , any resignations as a result of the ‘ deeply disturbing ’ situation although finance director Ian Phillips will leave in February . |
| 23 | Summing up at the Colchester inquest of Joan Miller on Wednesday , Essex Coroner Malcolm Weir said there had not been enough communication between staff from Colchester General and Turner Village Hospitals . |
| 24 | They said they had not been properly consulted about the venue and formed a rival organisation , the Professional Chess Association , to manage the championship . |
| 25 | Yet the large majority of our teenagers said they had not been taught the practical realities of avoiding AIDS until they were at least 15 . |
| 26 | If they said they had not been upset on being told the diagnosis , this actually was the case ; they were not suffering from amnesia . |
| 27 | About three-quarters of pupils in the lowest third knew how many days there are in certain months , although a number of pupils when interviewed said they had not been taught by their parents or at school any way of remembering the number of days in the months . |
| 28 | man Alan Reid said they had not been disciplined because a member of the Royal Family had been a patient there . |
| 29 | But it found 14pc were kept waiting and some respondents said they had not been allowed the music or songs they requested . |
| 30 | Most local hoteliers and guesthouse owners , who said they had not been told of this , left before the vote was taken . |