Example sentences of "had not [pron] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And eight ( eight ! ) grandchildren , though she had not herself been tempted to enter the local ‘ Glamorous Grandmother ’ contest . |
| 2 | Bryony , on occasions like this , was always self-righteous : the problem and answers were obvious , why had n't she been consulted ? |
| 3 | Had n't she been watching the models for weeks and dying for a chance to imitate them ? |
| 4 | Had n't she been lost seven years ago , in the misty dawns and the drowsy afternoons ? |
| 5 | Had n't she been lost to him before even he had seen her . |
| 6 | Why had n't he been given a medal ? |
| 7 | Why had n't he been called earlier ? |
| 8 | Certainly nobody had been taking any notice of this one — but then , had n't he been playing very badly , anyway ? |
| 9 | After all , had n't he been consecrated bishop in 1880 , the year of Jack the Ripper ? |