Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [verb] n't been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even that seemingly most child-aware artist , Dick Bruna , says ( 1984 , p.43 ) , ‘ I 'm sure that if the books had n't been such a success , I would still be continuing in the same way . |
| 2 | I just happened to feel it because the wounds have n't been healing Doctor , |
| 3 | The programmers have n't been complete bar stools though , 'coz Steg does receive some help . |
| 4 | The results have n't been good . |
| 5 | ‘ Partly that , though I gather the police have n't been able to trace her whereabouts as yet . |
| 6 | The police have n't been able to trace her and we shall have to arrange an inquest — and of course the funeral , which she will naturally need to be concerned with . ’ |
| 7 | It was hanging over the side of the quarry , and she might have missed seeing it if the handles had n't been bright-red . |
| 8 | If the streets had n't been wet , the scene would have been pretty dark . |
| 9 | If the streets had n't been wet , the scene would have been pretty dark . |