Example sentences of "and [pron] [noun pl] [verb] [not/n't] [been] " in BNC.

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1 Although the general principles underlying the decision have several times been endorsed by the superior courts , the decision itself has never been the subject of a direct challenge , and its implications have not been fully confronted by the higher courts .
2 Fay Weldon and her allies had not been invited either , because , it was felt , they held racist attitudes , consciously or not .
3 Although a high prevalence of antibodies to Helicobacter pylori has been documented within families , culture and DNA typing of strains from infected children and their parents has not been evaluated .
4 The compilers of the whole narrative , working at the time of the exile in Babylonia , were convinced that the catastrophe had overtaken their people because they and their kings had not been faithful to their God .
5 This method of judgement is relevant whenever tasks and their solutions have not been completely specified in advance .
6 Why cut off one hand ? the Doctor wondered , before the reason struck him : the man must have carried a briefcase or similar object cuffed to his wrist , and his assailants had n't been willing to expend time on subtleties like lockpicking .
7 Rebus and his successors had not been aware of the true details of this massacre of prisoners .
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