Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [verb] not been " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sorry I have not been up to see you but , as you know , I have no job and therefore no income and no car , so life is both difficult and cold ( as I can not keep the heating on at home all day ) . |
| 2 | ‘ Why do n't you tell me about it ? — Sorry I have n't been around for the last couple of days . |
| 3 | " Sorry I have n't been great company . |
| 4 | ‘ Sorry I have n't been able to get Sergeant Henley for you . |
| 5 | I 'm afraid I have n't been of much help to you , Mr Millet . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm afraid I have n't been entirely honest . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm afraid I have n't been able to make a proper examination . ’ |
| 8 | At Prime Minister 's Questions in the afternoon Margaret Thatcher was challenged by a Labour MP , Jeff Rooker , on the change and although she managed to deflect the question it was clear she had not been briefed . |
| 9 | I 'm grateful , that 's for today , erm my Lord it may sound slightly more erm contentious , but I 'd also ask for certificate for counsel for the thirteenth of August hearing , may I say the reason for that , it 's a matter that has n't come before you , you wo n't know about , it 's this , this reason , because at that period it was n't just the application under twenty eighty or twenty eight , four for delay there was another application er , which was unsuccessful which has n't been proceed today , but cost were also disallowed with more serious reason , I submit that said showed er negligent or that improper conduct , there was a substantial attack mounted , and I can use no other words fairly describe it on the professional conduct of and for that reason my Lord er both cos the seriousness of the allegations , but of course also because of the potential conflict that they acted for themselves and it would of been in situation for us solicitor hence to turn up , er they instructed counsel and my self , and so for that double reason in my believe we should be entitled to at , at first stage , ordinarily I would n't of had a very good run for argument but I , it 's my suspicion my clue recollection , be backed up by those behind me , and indeed by the documents that a substantial attack was mounted and it was in , I have to say in full flight terms , and much hence could n't be said to be unreasonable to deem if necessarily , unusually to send counsel in front of a taxing master , well I wo n't say any more on the point , but that is my suspicion |
| 10 | ‘ I am sad we have not been afforded the same welcome given to the Beirut hostages , ’ he told a deeply moved audience at the AGM last month . |
| 11 | However , it is axiomatic that if such successful strategies have been so developed they have not been published and therefore can not be commented upon here or in any other similar text . |
| 12 | It was amazing they had n't been invaded by detectives and policemen already . |
| 13 | Simple it had n't been ! |
| 14 | More fun , Carrie thought , and was glad she had n't been left behind , as some of her friends had been , in the big town at the other end of the valley . |
| 15 | A liberal , she remembered someone saying , is just a reactionary who has not been mugged yet . |
| 16 | If he 'd just been trying to clear the hell out , then it meant there were probably other FAKINTIL escapers at large who had n't been able to make it back to the mountains either . |
| 17 | Consider yourself lucky you have n't been sent off . ’ |
| 18 | He 's glad it has n't been published . |
| 19 | Trouble is , down at the dra , they 're dry we have n't been watering them for |
| 20 | I 'm gon na get some and take some down to grandma 's grave so I fe , I feel really guilty we 've not been there since Christmas eve ! |
| 21 | Well I 've been very good I 've not been phoning anybody else |
| 22 | Good you 've not been on for a while either have you ? |
| 23 | Learn to relax ( see the range of goods mentioned above to make you calmer ) and make sure you 've not been overtraining . |
| 24 | I 'm sure you have n't been eating hemlock stalks instead of celery , have you ? ’ |
| 25 | Are you sure you have n't been taking any drugs , tablets , medicines of any sort — ’ she shook her head violently , but refused to meet his gaze ‘ — or any antibiotics during the last six months ? ’ |
| 26 | You 're sure she has n't been making wine out of your dandelions ? |
| 27 | She smiled back and looked away ; she was sure they had not been introduced . |
| 28 | Then it 's necessary to re-view the lots to make sure they have n't been further damaged during the view . ’ |
| 29 | Addressed ‘ Charles Paris ’ , he was sure it had n't been there at the interval . |
| 30 | It was only after the women had left that she thought to check the receipt book to make sure it had not been her duty to collect payment for today 's four lunches , then sighed with relief when she saw that this had been attended to at lunchtime by Jean . |