Example sentences of "it [verb] n't [been] " in BNC.
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1 | It has n't been much of a week for my wife either ; she now sees little prospect of winning back even a beefburger space in the deep freeze . |
2 | It has n't been easy . |
3 | The play 's pleasures are largely connoisseurial ( it has n't been seen for 20 years ) , though one suspects its absence from the stage is a case of understandable neglect . |
4 | I 've had — it has n't been easy , this past week . |
5 | I thought this year was going to be a slow year but it has n't been , it just keeps going . |
6 | You know , it has n't been easy since — since Alison . |
7 | This theory is testable , though it has n't been tested yet . |
8 | It is often said , for example , that the Indonesian island of Bali is ruined and that it has n't been worth going to since the 1930s , but to walk through a Balinese night breathing the warm silk of tropical air accompanied by the croaking of frogs and the distant gongs and gamelan music of a temple celebration is a magical experience . |
9 | In this game someone offers help even though it has n't been requested . |
10 | You should fill in : 1 Date of purchase 2 Your own sales number and initials 3 Description of goods 4 Quantity of goods 5 Cost per item ( unit cost ) 6 Total cost 7 Authorization code 8 Whether the goods are to be taken away or delivered You should also check the details on the card : 1 The expiry date 2 The signature ( make sure that it matches the one on the voucher ) 3 The strip on which the customer 's name is written ( make sure it has n't been tampered with ) When you have filled in the information , the customer signs the form . |
11 | I expect that 's why it has n't been re-published , ‘ Hitler is doing wonderful things , ’ the old English craftsmen used to say , sharing their wisdom with me and Tolliday my mate . |
12 | In case it has n't been said before , I shall say it now : a Bentley is one of the least demanding cars to drive . |
13 | If your cash has been in the same account for some time , make sure it has n't been closed to new customers . |
14 | It has n't been the most memorable of summers : let's hope the autumn brings more positive energy ( and not all of it chemically induced ) |
15 | It has n't been decided yet . ’ |
16 | Most of it has n't been turned over for years . |
17 | But it has n't been a problem . |
18 | As any mother will tell you , it has n't been one jot less exhausting and emotionally draining to live with a morose , depressed , melodramatic , self-obsessed exam-taker this year than any other year . |
19 | It has n't been easy . |
20 | It has n't been good all week and that 's not fair , ’ said George . |
21 | If he wants to do it his way and he succeeds then great , but so far it has n't been that successful . |
22 | It has n't been easy . |
23 | Alan Tonke who has set this one up says that it has n't been easy getting together a viable collection of items to auction . |
24 | ‘ It has n't been cancelled yet , ’ the Prince said petulantly , then turned back with specific instructions for Sharpe . |
25 | The new profit and loss centre is aimed at driving Sun into areas it has n't been before like the embedded arena and seeking customers who would create a swot of derivative products . |
26 | However this is a claim made solely on the evaluation of the IBM team and it has n't been given a stamp from the National Computer Security Centre . |
27 | The new profit and loss centre is aimed at driving Sun into areas it has n't been before , such as the embedded arena , and seeking customers that can create a string of derivative products . |
28 | ‘ It has n't been easy ’ she readily admits . |
29 | The future-generation operating system , unofficially labelled OS/2 3.0 , will be based on a microkernel architecture — though it has n't been decided which one — will support symmetric multi-processing , and be portable across different hardware systems . |
30 | It has n't been in the , I cover , but I have some information you gave me , it has n't been in that at all , mm . |