Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] n't been [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | PET ‘ HOTEL HATES ’ ( THE FREQUENT ONES ) * narrow stairs and no lifts * low shower pressure * telephone kiosks built for left-handed midgets * only one plug , down on the floor under the bed and 5AMP * hairdryers on 1m fixed lead from the floor socket 3m away from wall mirror facing opposite direction * just two 40 watt lamps to read and work by * toilet rolls positioned for contortionists only * room service that brings each course separately throughout Dallas * radiators that have n't been on for years * radiators that wo n't go off * basins that take half an hour to empty after you 've cleaned your teeth and you want to shave * stoppers that hang under the cold water tap but do n't reach the drain * stoppers that have no chain so you wallow in the dirty water to find them * toilets where you can sit down or close the door but not both |
| 2 | There have been times when in order to maintain that kind of standard , you had to do things that have n't been particularly popular . |
| 3 | Skates is confident that , whatever its prospects seem to outsiders , the fast-shrinking Westborough , Massachusetts-based hardware manufacturer will weather the economic storm , while competitors that have n't been as prudent will suffer greatly . |
| 4 | Well this came up actually on a on a radio sho er chat thing that was open to the public in Blaenau Ffestiniog last night er where the chair was saying erm well you know I mean a lot of the a lot of the people that have n't been very involved in this strike that I think should have been involved . |
| 5 | People who knew us before and have n't been here since get terribly confused when they walk in and rather wonder everything has gone to . |
| 6 | They have put yellow marks round some of the holes but have n't been back to do them yet . |
| 7 | I 've tried to adapt an adult 's one but have n't been very successful . |