Example sentences of "not been used [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mogadishu airport had not been used for relief supplies since June 1 , when food aid had been stolen at gunpoint . |
| 2 | It was covered with climbing plants , and clearly had not been used for years . |
| 3 | 18 women have been put in administrative detention for 6 months without trial a measure that has not been used against women since 1979 . |
| 4 | She took no part in the exclaiming and protesting and analysing nor would she indulge in speculation as to what had really happened or as to why the letter of authority had not been used against Ellen . |
| 5 | Although this form of contempt is an easy target for criticism , it has not been used in England for many years . |
| 6 | ‘ The IASC has spent almost 20 years in developing basic standards and it is unfortunate that they have not been used in practice . |