Example sentences of "[verb] n't been [prep] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I should n't wonder if Potter has n't been on his knees peering through the railings . ’ |
| 2 | The Philharmonie has n't been without its critics . |
| 3 | And although the path from Harlequins coach to Geoff Cooke 's right-hand man has n't been without its problems , there has been a sort of inevitability about his gradual promotion to the national squad . |
| 4 | ‘ If it had n't been for her courage and fortitude in going out there and taking on the role of investigator , private detective and motivator , those files would still be closed and the police would just have an unsolved case of a missing person . ’ |
| 5 | I do n't know how I 'd 've coped if it had n't been for my mum . |
| 6 | And I would n't have if it had n't been for my mother … |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not a particularly patient man , and the thought of lying flat on my back for weeks made me feel almost suicidal , and if it had n't been for your parents — well , suffice to say that they were marvellous — ’ |
| 8 | ‘ If it had n't been for your interference she would still be alive . ’ |
| 9 | He 'd begun to tell her an anecdote about the time he 'd been trying out some play in Brighton when he 'd very nearly missed the curtain because he 'd accidentally locked himself in his hotel-room , and how if it had n't been for his wife — ; realising his blunder he broke off and wanted to know if she minded his being married . |
| 10 | They 'd have sacked him , if it had n't been for his war-record — it would n't have looked good . |
| 11 | If it had n't been for his quick-mindedness , he said , goodness knows what scandal might not have ensued . |
| 12 | He was hoping , no doubt , to be told that Mr Wilcox was n't in yet , so that he could leave a message for Vic to ring back , thus putting him on the defensive , knowing that his divisional chief knew that he , Vic , had n't been at his desk as early as him , Stuart Baxter . |
| 13 | ‘ When ? ’ she questioned , feeling her palms already starting to itch — and she had n't been in his company five minutes yet ! |
| 14 | I had n't been in your shop two minutes before she asked me my birth date and told me her hobby is astrology . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I have n't been into her bedroom though I saw some chair legs and a pair of shoes as I passed the half-open door . |
| 17 | I have n't been in your bag ! |
| 18 | I have n't been in your bag since the end of the week when you asked for them . |