Example sentences of "[not/n't] [been] [vb pp] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | In 1912 Eleanor Barton , a spokeswoman for the WCG ( albeit herself middle class ) , voiced the opinion that ‘ women suffer a great deal through their husbands ’ sensuality , and that is more evident amongst working people than other classes , simply because the conditions of life lend themselves to that sort of thing , and they have not been taught the proper uses of their bodies ' . |
| 3 | Although clearance under s138 is advisable , it is not essential to the operation of s135 , though some tax inspectors seem to assume that where clearance has not been obtained the anti-avoidance provision in s137 will automatically apply to deny capital gains tax deferral . |
| 4 | In many ways this was a sensible policy since even if Danzig had not been made a Free City and had remained within the long arm of Prussia , the local economy was too poor to maintain it for long ; a German Danzig would still have been forced to rely upon a distant Vistula hinterland . |
| 5 | Perhaps if he had not been created a cardinal deacon he would have stayed in Bologna longer . |
| 6 | Unmet need was said to exist where there was a care option which had not been given a recent trial and had not been recently refused by the client . |
| 7 | Broadly , the survey confirmed that parents of children with special needs had not been given a real choice of placement , and that they had to fight hard for mainstream provision if this was their choice . |
| 8 | ‘ And I 've not been given a good reason for it . ’ |
| 9 | New Zealand Test star Iro has not been given a new contract by Manly and was offered back to Wigan last week . |
| 10 | He 's not been given a legal decision , he 's passed an opinion , saying oh , this , this woman , was , you know , encouraging the man , and things like that , and that 's what gets people 's backs up , I think . |
| 11 | This fish has not been given a common name and is usually referred to as the ‘ sebae ’ . |
| 12 | He accepts that he can not make a categorical statement about innocence or guilt , but he feels that his constituent has not been given a fair hearing . |
| 13 | Handicapped people were simply those who had not been given the right tool kit . |
| 14 | John Hill 's son says he 's not been given the full facts about what went wrong . |
| 15 | Er but er they 've not been studied a great deal by |
| 16 | In small intestinal mucosa homogenates from patients who had not been treated the increased basal adenylate cyclase activity , reported also by others . |
| 17 | If a separate confidentiality agreement has not been signed an appropriate undertaking can be embodied in the heads . |
| 18 | ‘ I am sad we have not been afforded the same welcome given to the Beirut hostages , ’ he told a deeply moved audience at the AGM last month . |
| 19 | Myeloski knew that Duncan had not been told the whole truth . |
| 20 | But there are grounds for scepticism : there has not been produced a clear coherent overall plan which places significant values , skills and , characteristics at the forefront of the curriculum . |
| 21 | A smaller table was beside the desk with a high-backed typewriter , the sign of a junior executive who has not been allocated a personal secretary and must write his own memoranda . |
| 22 | The jubilant Knox wrote about her death in terms which make it clear why charity has not been thought a notable feature of Scottish Calvinism . |
| 23 | A member of the group had been bothered had n't been given the right advice for some years . |
| 24 | But Beatrice complained sadly that she had nothing to wear that had n't been seen a hundred times . |
| 25 | He has nt been given a real chance — but it is quite a difficult position to get a decent run if you are nt 1st choice . |