Example sentences of "you [vb past] n't been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I mean is , that what I have to say to you , I would n't say if you had n't been one of the family . |
| 2 | If you had n't been consistent in laying them out like this , then you ca n't so quite confidently go round , go round erasing large chunks of the spreadsheet . |
| 3 | ‘ If you had n't been asleep all this time , you 'd know that we are nearly there . ’ |
| 4 | You told her you had n't been able to get her out of your mind and begged for another chance . |
| 5 | Well , you know , if you had n't been quick and run into me he could have caught up with you . |
| 6 | Similarly , if you had n't been lucky in the market , one lucky bet could send you home the richer by a season 's takings , if you could spot an outsider . |
| 7 | How might life have been different if you had n't been afraid ? |
| 8 | If you had n't been next door here , you 'd never have known . " |