Example sentences of "has not been [adv] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The parish council has not been here as long as the parish . |
| 2 | ‘ Dear knows why he has not been back here these few days ! ’ muttered the housekeeper fretfully . |
| 3 | But though Venus does not seem to be geologically moribund it seems likely that it has not been as geologically active as the Earth and that no global system of Plate Tectonics has ever developed . |
| 4 | There have been occasions over the past 30 years when the attendance in this House for my speeches has not been quite as large as it is today . |
| 5 | The pound 's fall from grace has not been quite as marked as the stock market 's recovery but , for all the Government 's protestations about the need for a firm exchange rate , its decline has been very sharp . |
| 6 | I 'm certainly forced to admit I 've noticed it in myself — my thinking has n't been nearly as controlled as it used to be . |