Example sentences of "had n't be in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked Miss Lofthouse if she 'd seen you and she said you had n't been in this afternoon . ’ |
| 2 | He had thought she 'd rally round even though he had n't been in touch for nearly a year . |
| 3 | I had n't been in the force very long and my sergeant met me and said , ‘ That chimney 's smoking . ’ |
| 4 | There was much competition during the war as to who could come up with the best bomb story , and my mother had a great time telling this one to all the aunties , especially as it was only due to her nagging that I had n't been in my bed at the time . |
| 5 | I had n't been in a very good mood when I started out on this journey . |
| 6 | I had n't been in bed all that long . |
| 7 | Because I had n't been in a band for so long , there were plenty to choose from … |
| 8 | He had n't been in the shop since the day after Rachel had died . |
| 9 | ‘ The whole thing might not have ever got off the ground if Maxi Priest had n't been in the same room as them when I called up . |
| 10 | Geoffrey Ryan had n't been in bed . |
| 11 | No , I had n't been in prison . |
| 12 | ‘ I could have plugged the pilot if you had n't been in the way . ’ |
| 13 | If I had n't been in that bar at that time , perhaps all this would have happened to somebody else . |
| 14 | The demolition workers had n't been in that day . |
| 15 | He had n't been in the lodge since Helena Naulls had left it on the death of her husband . |
| 16 | I think he was n't much of a horseman , perhaps had n't been in the regiment very long ; and the great achievement in his eyes was that he had managed to do that long and difficult gallop without falling off . |
| 17 | She had n't been in there for months . |
| 18 | Till then I had felt I was beginning to get his measure ; first of all , his English , though excellent , was somehow not contemporary , more that of someone who had n't been in England for many years ; and then his whole appearance was foreign . |
| 19 | But she finally admitted that she had n't been in the ship at the time . |
| 20 | Mind you , it could have been cheaper if you had n't been in such a hurry . |
| 21 | I heard him leaving because I had n't been in bed very long , and I heard him coming back because I had a bit of indigestion and I could n't sleep . ’ |
| 22 | I had n't been in your shop two minutes before she asked me my birth date and told me her hobby is astrology . ’ |
| 23 | If you had n't been in such a foul temper — ’ |
| 24 | She had n't been in love with Hugh . |
| 25 | I knew she had n't been in the garden , I would have been able to smell her . |
| 26 | Agnes chose quiche Maxim had n't been in Washington long enough to tire of seafood so he took crab . |
| 27 | A bit nervous at the start I was , I di had n't been in aeroplane , you know . |
| 28 | ‘ When ? ’ she questioned , feeling her palms already starting to itch — and she had n't been in his company five minutes yet ! |
| 29 | He said he had n't been in trouble before . |
| 30 | Well that 's because I had n't been in there and you can be |