Example sentences of "not been [adj] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had the House of Lords retained the power to block the Commons utterly , and particularly had it not been possible for the Labour administration of 1945–51 force through its nationalisation policies by using the Parliament Act procedure to amend the 1911 Act , it is likely that the House of Lords would have been abolished . |
| 2 | It has not been possible for the American navy to leave behind the assets that it had developed there , but my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence will certainly take note of the point that the hon. Lady raised about Ministry of Defence assets in the area . |
| 3 | It had not been reasonable for the Royal Mail to use their dismissals as an example of enforcement of the new rules . |
| 4 | She had a small collection of recipes which had not been suitable for the Mediterranean book and these now became French Country Cooking , published in 1951 . |
| 5 | Such data have not been available for the public sector in England and Wales until the OPCS Survey of School Leavers ( Redpath and Harvey , 1987 ) . |
| 6 | I have many points to answer , rather than respond to hon. Members who have not been present for the full debate . |
| 7 | I have n't been happy for the last few months and when an old girlfriend asked me out I went along and enjoyed myself . |