Example sentences of "he [verb] n't been so [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had n't been so pleased to see someone in all his life . |
| 2 | Wished he had n't been so damn scared that she 'd turn him down . |
| 3 | On the other hand , if he had n't been so keen on interfering there would not have been any tension because she would not have been here or even in France at all . |
| 4 | If he had n't been so hasty in consoling himself with Lexy , she would have rushed ahead with her usual blind enthusiasm , forgetting all the lessons her broken engagement had taught her . |
| 5 | There was love in that sofa , I said to George , love for which the Morrisons would have paid a fortune if he had n't been so prissy . |