Example sentences of "but there [verb] n't [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The door had n't opened , but there had n't been another sound out of them for the rest of the night . |
| 2 | The universe had been enclosed with wood , but there had n't been enough to go round , and through the gaps nothingness waited , strips of bottomless black stuck on the rosy sky . |
| 3 | ‘ There are still occasional reports of green recycling bags going for disposal with the rest of the office refuse , and we are certainly not catching anywhere near all the potentially recyclable paper that is being thrown out , ’ commented environmental engineer Andrew Ollevant , ‘ but there have n't been any serious hiccups in getting the scheme established . ’ |
| 4 | We 'll take any signals from the UK Government but there have n't been any so far |
| 5 | But there has n't been much call |