Example sentences of "but he [verb] n't been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he had n't been nude . |
| 2 | He had been over twenty before he had even found out about it but he had n't been old enough to dare ask his grandmother how it had been and how she had felt and what they had talked about . |
| 3 | He had farmed the child out , of course , but he had n't been able to quell the fear that somehow she might intrude upon his future . |
| 4 | We were told he might have got aggressive or moody but he had n't been any different from usual . |
| 5 | But he has n't been right |
| 6 | But he has n't been able to forget what happened . |
| 7 | no , but he has n't been able to because he has to come round but he 's all ra ra ra ra , whistle whistle whistle . |