Example sentences of "n't [been] such " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if he had n't been such a good-looking chap , he was , by any standards , the only eligible man around . |
| 2 | If I had n't been such a coward maybe they might have turned out better . ’ |
| 3 | Even that seemingly most child-aware artist , Dick Bruna , says ( 1984 , p.43 ) , ‘ I 'm sure that if the books had n't been such a success , I would still be continuing in the same way . |
| 4 | It had n't been such a cold night , what had happened ? |
| 5 | If he had n't been such a lousy husband I might not have got myself in so deep … ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Ah , yes — you see , it has n't been such a-long walk after all , ’ said Lady Selvedge . |