Example sentences of "[not/n't] [been] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With all his theological subtlety and insight into human behaviour he accepted the common views of the time in attributing to the saints in Heaven a concern for their worldly rights which , if they had not been part of an eternal order of the universe , would have disgraced a schoolboy . |
| 2 | The pants , she said , had not been part of the deal . |
| 3 | The council apparently argued that as Gloucester had not been protector at the time , any attempt on his life could not be construed as treason . |
| 4 | The council apparently argued that as Gloucester had not been protector at the time , any attempt on his life could not be construed as treason . |
| 5 | What if it had not been Nicole on the phone at all ? |
| 6 | Eight other member country governments favoured a more or less automatic start to stage two in January 1994 , while the UK had not been party to the October 1990 decision and had presented its own " hard ecu " proposals [ see p. 37969 ] . |
| 7 | There remained doubts over implementing the accord , particularly because right-wing factions in the military and the wealthy ruling oligarchy had not been party to the talks , and because hardline elements within the FMLN might not accept the dropping of a previous key demand that either the army be disbanded or its ranks be reduced and the remainder merged into those of the guerrillas . |
| 8 | At least the knights had not been party to the massacre ; they had achieved their task and now looked for suitable reward . |
| 9 | It 's not been Bump for a week or two . |
| 10 | For one thing , there had not been time for the more remotely-seated lords to arrive , if indeed many of them heeded the summons ; and the Balliol supporters , of course , remained absent . |
| 11 | Richard I had disafforested the southern half , but they did not know whether Henry II had afforested any district which had not been forest in the time of Henry I. |
| 12 | They had n't got as far as stating any intention on that subject — for the simple reason that marriage had n't been part of the plan . |
| 13 | It 's been very gratifying to win these last two trophies — yet disappointing that there has n't been improvement in the general standard of our girls ’ tennis afterwards . ’ |
| 14 | It 's been very gratifying to win these last two trophies — yet disappointing that there has n't been improvement in the general standard of our girls ’ tennis afterwards . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I have written to Joe about it , ’ Maureen said , ‘ but there has n't been time for a reply yet . ’ |
| 16 | There simply has n't been time for the body to clear the first lot before it 's topped up with a second dose of alcohol . |
| 17 | There had n't been time on the way up to ask him what the results of the tests had been or what the union had consequently decided . |
| 18 | Oh I I would be it would be nonsense to say that there has n't been failings of the system , sometimes through the carelessness of an officer , sometimes , certainly in the initial stage , because of their lack of awareness of the er provisions of the act . |