Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] n't been an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she had n't been an awkward , obstinate bitch of a teenager , it would all have been very different . |
| 2 | It had n't been an easy task , and in spite of his burning ambition and will to succeed . |
| 3 | It had n't been an easy decision for him in any regard . |
| 4 | In fact , if it had n't been an important point of principle not to let the damn impertinent man get away with his nauseating behaviour , she 'd have let the whole thing drop . |
| 5 | It had n't been an unusual day . |