Example sentences of "[noun pl] who [verb] not been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other clients who 've not been sure about coming , actually find they quite like it and it 's not that bad and yes , they 'd like to stay ! |
| 2 | There they will remain for most of April , at least one of the pair on guard at all times on the loch in order to ward off any attempted ‘ take-over ’ , perhaps by young pairs who have n't been able to locate a suitable breeding site . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , a blow has been struck for the land-owning taxpayer , particularly those less well-off individuals who have not been able to defend themselves against the local district valuer 's increasingly aggressive commercial techniques . |
| 4 | Boase explained that for twenty years he had made a collection of notes relating to English persons deceased since 1850 , and that in compiling his work he had kept in mind the dictum of James Anthony Froude [ q.v. ] , ‘ we want the biographies of common people ’ , so that many hundreds of the thousands of entries included in his compilation related to persons who had not been eminent but had led interesting lives , accounts of which could not be found in any other book . |
| 5 | They say they 're having to deal with more and more dogs owned by families who have n't been able to give them the exercise they need . |
| 6 | Our first assumption , that non-respondents would tend to be teachers who had not been involved in a review , proved to be unfounded . |
| 7 | These were leaders who had not been subject to party screening or peer review and had succeeded almost exclusively on the strength of their appeal to mass electorates . |
| 8 | Other party leaders who had not been privy to the " election " advised Sonia against accepting the post . |
| 9 | I have many points to answer , rather than respond to hon. Members who have not been present for the full debate . |
| 10 | Even he , however , confessed that it was difficult to control men who had not been accustomed to organization , whose " idea was that once a union was formed everything should be put right in a few hours " . |
| 11 | A similar thing has happened to Ms , especially in Britain and Australia : instead of replacing Miss and Mrs it has been added to the system to make a further distinction , referring in many people 's usage to older unmarried women , divorcees and ‘ strident feminists ’ — in other words , to ‘ abnormal ’ and ‘ unfeminine ’ women who have not been able to get — or keep — a man . |