Example sentences of "have [not/n't] [vb pp] [adv] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | But despite being subject to the second wave of pan-European reform in psychiatry since the 1940s , France has not moved away from the asylums with any speed . |
| 2 | In eight years of operation , the VSOE charter train has not strayed far from its original concept . |
| 3 | And although attendance during the rainy season was poor , the company 's projection of 11m visitors for the first year has not proved far from the mark . |
| 4 | So far this argument has not departed far from the ‘ radical social control ’ position outlined above . |
| 5 | ‘ While the Chris Hani case did have a tremendous impact on South Africa it has not taken away from investigations into the murders of Julie and Elizabeth . ’ |
| 6 | Both roles have involved handing out criticism , a task he has not held back from especially in this , the last year before he retires . |
| 7 | ‘ At least Mike has n't run away from his past . |
| 8 | That 's the reality of homebuilding , and in this book Geoff Jones has n't shied away from recognising that patience and a sense of humour are as essential to the completion of a project as adeptness with bandsaw or metal shears . |
| 9 | Sorry , the ghost has n't come over from the other side of the door , it just keeps moving by itself . |
| 10 | I 'm afraid Mr Steen has n't come up from the country . ’ |
| 11 | Keegan said : ‘ Obviously there may be some truth in it , but it has n't come out from this end . |
| 12 | The laughter had been absent for a while , but it had not withdrawn far from him , the marks of its permanent habitation were still there . |
| 13 | Relieved that he had apparently not betrayed himself and yet wishing that she had not moved away from him , David told her about the history of the old Jewish quarter of Venice . |
| 14 | He also cited the fact that they had not profited personally from their conduct , that they had " a record of long and distinguished service " , and that all had already in terms of emotional anguish and damaged careers paid a price which was " grossly disproportionate to any misdeeds or errors of judgement they might have committed " . |
| 15 | The general dimensions of the issue had not changed much from those noted during the 1980s . |
| 16 | Rooted near the bottom of the table , they had not won away from home for nearly two years . |
| 17 | At the time , I was far from alone in wondering if he had not wandered further down that path than he knew , whether the playboy and gilded youth had not taken over from the redoubtable fighter . |
| 18 | Benny usually went home around four-thirty unless the boss offered him some overtime , and Joe Maitland had not arrived back from his buying trip . |
| 19 | But no , she could not ride tomorrow , her boots had not come back from the shoemaker 's . |
| 20 | Edward had not come back from the construction firm at David with anything saved up , but then , she had hardly expected him to . |
| 21 | The Warbutt had not come down from his tower to wish his son farewell , and Bicker was grim and silent with his cloak held up around his mouth and ice crystals forming on it where his breath froze . |
| 22 | The young woman had picked up her handbag , but had n't moved apart from that . |
| 23 | and I had a very sheltered life , I was an only child , I had n't been around much , I had n't stayed away from home erm and I came to Suffolk to visit a girl penfriend who was working at Brandeston Hall and erm she at that time was expecting to get engaged to a chappy in the village here who was , and still is a friend of Hector 's and ours , and they did n't marry in the finish but she at that time wanted me to come up to Suffolk to see her and to meet this chappy who she thought she was going to marry and erm so , it was holiday from the art school where I was and I thought well why not ? |
| 24 | In fact , if he had n't looked up from his coffee and spotted her in the doorway , Caroline might have returned to her room and waited until she was sure he 'd gone . |
| 25 | A look at the estate map of 1634 gives a picture of the village as it was then , and it is probable that this had n't changed much from the previous centuries . |
| 26 | I have not heard back from you since then , and I wondered if you could please confirm that you are still interested in receiving a copy of the tape ? |
| 27 | Matilda looked right back into the flashing eyes of this infuriated female giant and said with total calmness , ‘ I have not moved away from my desk , Miss Trunchbull , since the lesson began . |
| 28 | This suggests that closures have not stemmed primarily from an objective of economic rationalization . |
| 29 | My more recent experience would suggest that matters have not improved significantly from this early social work text , especially concerning social work with elderly people . |
| 30 | They have not shied away from sensitive areas . |