Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [been] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But bedtime was at the usual time and , though Francie returned very late , he was slightly drunk so he could not have been to church . |
| 2 | It could not have been for lack of qualifications , for Moira had served seven years on the BBC 's General Advisory Council and four years as a director of Border Television ; so one can only assume it was because of my Liberal Party connections . |
| 3 | Plainly national security can not have been at stake since that had already been damaged . |
| 4 | It would have been so much easier if he had remained hostile towards her , but she could sense that that simply would not have been in keeping with his personality . |
| 5 | A child will not have been in school many days before he is made aware of individual differences among his classmates . |
| 6 | In certain cases the insured or members of his household may not have been in residence for a considerable period but has relied upon friends or neighbours to perform an occasional check of the property . |