Example sentences of "[modal v] not have been for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could not have been for lack of qualifications , for Moira had served seven years on the BBC 's General Advisory Council and four years as a director of Border Television ; so one can only assume it was because of my Liberal Party connections . |
| 2 | It could not have been for offside . |
| 3 | Now it was empty as it could n't have been for centuries , left to the tide and the sea birds . |
| 4 | Could n't have been for the sex if Rose is to be believed , so must have wanted you for dinner . ’ |
| 5 | I mean , so they could n't have been for er er Germany . |
| 6 | All these hours in Madamoiselle McKirdy 's class will not have been for nothing . |