Example sentences of "[verb] n't [been] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 heads of each participating school and will undoubtedly bring out the best in the youngsters , stimulating the competitive instincts in a way that perhaps has n't been available to schoolchildren in the past .
2 Even though it has n't been domesticated , it is something of a large version of the pig above , and on parts of its eponymous island it has also hybridised with European wild boars : ie , at one end of Java the pigs are Javan warties , at the other end they 're wild boars , and in the middle they 're half and half .
3 She has n't been strong , or well , since Father 's death .
4 Well for example one of the things , one of the consistent kinds of changes that seems to have occurred is an attempt to deny polytheism , but there are lots of places in the Bible where it has n't been consistent and where God on occasions speaks in the Bible erm as if other gods could exist , like I , I , I 'm the Lord , I 'm a jealous god .
5 But he has n't been right
6 And because the horse has n't been upset , it is more likely to be co-operative next time it is to be shod .
7 He brings to football a dimension which has n't been present since the days of the great wingers .
8 It has n't been easy .
9 I 've had — it has n't been easy , this past week .
10 You know , it has n't been easy since — since Alison .
11 Our path together in life has n't been easy — there was very little support available for parents whose babies were diagnosed brain damaged in Australia in 1980 .
12 It has n't been easy .
13 It has n't been easy .
14 ‘ It has n't been easy ’ she readily admits .
15 ‘ It has n't been easy ’ she readily admits .
16 Life has n't been easy for Patsy McGowan 's troops of late .
17 It has n't been easy , but at Walton Heath his dream came true at last .
18 That 's the overall and rather special context of this year in , in the year of the youth but every year is an important from the point of view of commodores and clubs and the amount of work that ac goes on on the ground through supporting causes and the effort to recruit membership and it 's in that rather mundane day to day part of R Y A membership that I would like to congratulate you first I think all of you have worked extremely hard and the reports reflect the success achieved and I would particularly highlight the increase in membership , now that obviously has n't been easy and this does require a huge effort of , a consistent effort and it 's not something you can just apply every now and again .
19 It has n't been easy for people across the country it has n't been easy for businesses and it has n't been easy for the government to do it .
20 It has n't been easy for people across the country it has n't been easy for businesses and it has n't been easy for the government to do it .
21 It has n't been easy for people across the country it has n't been easy for businesses and it has n't been easy for the government to do it .
22 But it has n't been easy .
23 But it has n't been easy to organise .
24 But it has n't been easy .
25 ‘ Angela 's taking a few days off — she has n't been well , ’ he said , easily .
26 ‘ Richard has n't been well , ’ I said , ‘ I 'd rather let him sleep .
27 But she has n't been well .
28 She has n't been well , and I would n't dream of leaving her until she 's really over her last bout of bronchitis . ’
29 The Macari honeymoon period is in full swing and there 's a determination and self-belief about the players which has n't been visible for some time .
30 Erm er I 'm she has n't been critical of me .
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