Example sentences of "have [not/n't] been [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Televising of tobacco-sponsored events : Tobacco-sponsored sport has not been televised since 1987 by the independent companies .
2 Indeed , he points out that traditionally the IEEE has not been swayed by big name support if it feels another technology is more meritorious .
3 Yet in spite of its obvious advantages it has not been received with any enthusiasm by the large corporations or indeed funding bodies of any description .
4 Although several European countries have legal controls on such activities , in the U.K. the law has not been extended in this way , though there may be legal remedies in some cases for those who believe they have been harmed by the use to which the surreptitiously collected information has been put : if , for example , unauthorised entry on to property has occurred , or if there has been breach of confidence or copyright , or if conspiracy to commit a crime , civil wrong , public mischief or some outrageously immoral act can be proved .
5 Evidence that total androgen blockade ( castration plus an androgen antagonist ) is more effective than castration alone has not been confirmed in two other trials .
6 The belief that different treatment methods are needed for and tried on different populations of sufferers does not stand up to critical examination : the stories of those in recovery from addictive disease through the Anonymous Fellowships are so immensely varied that it is quite clear that this population has not been selected in any way .
7 Winners Dog Male winner of each class who has not been beaten in any other class , competes for Winners Dog .
8 In this state it is not unusual for the subject to think that he has not been hypnotized at all , but has simply felt very relaxed for a short time .
9 When you remove the old guttering , even if you find that the top part of the fascia board has not been painted at all , paint it now — after repairing any damage , including any caused by removing the guttering .
10 The education sector has not been isolated from these trends .
11 Answer guide : This is something the student has not been exposed to 80 it is useful to let them discuss how they would treat the transaction in detail so they can work out for themselves the principles involved .
12 If on the other hand the board does not fully and cleanly develop after a couple of minutes , then the board has not been exposed to UV light for long enough .
13 While I am pleased to report that this particular source has not been replaced with high-quality material , suppliers of this and other ‘ green ’ materials should be warned that I am quite prepared to give them the widest publicity they 've ever had if they try fobbing gardeners off with sub-standard goods .
14 * Ben Macam and rare liches has not been replaced with tougher rye-grass .
15 The ‘ real local enthusiasm ’ has not been generated by this organisation : why was there no mention of the petition prepared by the STPS and signed by four of the five communities surrounding Laganas Bay , the Zakynthos hoteliers ' association , and the local association of communities ?
16 Despite the abandonment of the commitment to full employment and the demise of corporatism , Lowe contends that the welfare state has not been weakened to any significant extent during the recent past — an assessment which underestimates the way in which the less visible strengths of this institution ( the promotion of collectivism and solidarity ) have been undermined .
17 They point out that ‘ sustainable growth is a contradiction in terms ’ This is at the heart of the Green Party 's policies , and has not been adopted by any other party that I know of .
18 Their status has not been gained through public relations hype or through brashness but through their relentless pursuit of quality in all their activities .
19 The breakage of mandibles of species other than rodents has not been documented in any detail .
20 However , unlike the GHQ , it has not been validated against psychiatric opinion .
21 But it must always be remembered that it is an assumption that body temperature and performance are parallel ( or oppositely phased in the case of short-term memory ) , an assumption that has not been tested under all conditions , and so , at times , might be wrong .
22 Although this theory has not been tested in other forms of autonomic neuropathy , we have assumed that the same holds true in cases where constipation was associated to a degree of autonomic neuropathy .
23 This has not been developed into such a standard technique but has been used to investigate both laminar and turbulent flows .
24 Loss of Exchequer revenue has been considerable and has not been offset by any gain in total expenditure on health care .
25 Charles had savaged the soft underbelly of yet another hallowed institution and has not been forgiven to this day .
26 Outline some of the evidence from which it is believed that water has not been lost in large quantities from Venus , and the evidence which indicates that some may have been lost .
27 This right of access to the Court has not been exercised by many third States , but could failure to deposit a non-party declaration with the Registrar of the Court be taken as non-acceptance of the right so that it could no longer be claimed ?
28 The missed approach is commenced immediately on reaching decision height , if visual contact has not been made at this point .
29 ‘ If a judgment requires , before it can be made , the existence of some facts then , although the evaluation of those facts is for the Secretary of State alone , the court must inquire whether those facts exist , and have been taken into account , whether the judgment has been made upon a proper self-direction as to those facts , whether the judgment has not been made upon other facts which ought not to have been taken into account .
30 So an ‘ organically ’ grown carrot is one that has not been sprayed with synthetic pesticides — despite the fact that these are ‘ organic ’ chemicals .
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