Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] be [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The sense of national community is not helped by exhortations to cheer for England in Test Matches and the implication that those who do not are in some sense not good British citizens , and yet this sort of crude and simplistic interpretation of the obligations of citizenship was heard from some politicians in 1990 .
2 in the audience , be careful cos you 're going do n't be under any illusion when your region , your job , or your elected position is under threat , it 's human nature to protect your back and when this happens , it 's the members who end up being the casualties .
3 Do n't be like that Chris .
4 ‘ I 've not been in this part of the forest .
5 They have not been for some time except to people who still remember The Beatles and The Animals .
6 ‘ I 'm not sure that we have n't been at some point , ’ says Mr Garner .
7 I 'm afraid I have n't been of much help to you , Mr Millet . ’
8 Mm we have n't been through this way for a long time have we ?
9 You have n't been outside that door for days .
10 " I have n't been for some time .
11 " No , and there have n't been for some time . "
12 For a man of my age I have n't been to many funerals , the result of belonging to a much reduced family and having a limited acquaintance .
13 Well , I do n't know cos I have n't been to any meetings for months , not
14 ‘ Oh all right , I have n't been inside this house since I used to come here to dances when your father was a boy .
15 We have n't been round this way for a while have we ?
16 Accidental fires do happen when the Peak is very dry but we have n't been in that situation yet .
17 He added : ‘ Obviously it 's a great thrill to be top of the table with Rangers because I have n't been in this position before .
18 ‘ I have n't been in this church for years . ’
19 ‘ You have n't been in this neck of the woods for years , and I doubt if in all her life she 's been further than Blackpool . ’
20 But yeah , it 's alright , it 's okay but not a lot 's going on , really , I have n't been in any activities for ages .
21 ‘ Of course I have n't been in any rackets .
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