Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [not/n't] been [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Applebey concluded that , whilst useful to lawyers , the pre-trial review in the county court civil action has not been of enormous assistance to the ordinary person trying to conduct his or her own case . |
| 2 | All mechanical parts seem in very good order and the vehicle has not been in any accidents . |
| 3 | It 's absolutely clear that the public body should be doing work for private sector organisations , and er , to my knowledge , Lincolnshire County Council have not been to that particular erm , definition , although other authorities do and I have had to stop other authorities undertaking contracts where they are er private sector organisations . |
| 4 | Football specials still arrive at Wadsley Bridge although the station had not been in normal use since 1959 . |
| 5 | He told Mrs Edwards her son had given his life in the service of humanity and his sacrifice had not been in vain . |
| 6 | The impact has not been in one direction only : the political culture has served to shape political perceptions and actions , and hence to influence the nation 's political history . |
| 7 | The first defendant appealed on the grounds , inter alia , that ( 1 ) the deputy judge had been wrong in law in holding that for the substituted section 9 ( b ) of the Wills Act 1837 to be satisfied the testator had to make his signature after making the dispositive provisions ; and ( 2 ) there was no sufficient evidence upon which the deputy judge could have found that the testator had not been of testamentary capacity at the time he had made and signed the alleged codicil on 18 April 1986 . |
| 8 | ‘ When I tell you why I have asked you to come here , I think you may feel your journey has not been in vain , ’ he said , and his shoulders heaved , rising and falling with silent mirth . |
| 9 | Wilf Medlam 's labour of love has not been in vain . |
| 10 | Lane had been assisted by a woman police officer , Detective -Sergeant Phyllis Henley , a thickset girl , whom he had called in because she was an old friend or enemy of Roxie whose own life had not been without criminal excitements . |
| 11 | His slumber had not been at all restful . |
| 12 | As everyone knows , the insurance industry 's recent experience of its very own crisis scenario has led to , if a particular line of cover has not been among those withdrawn because of poor claims records , dramatic increases in premiums . |
| 13 | Yawl has not been in perfect health this spring . |
| 14 | If the client has not been through this process the search brief should be broadened to include this . |
| 15 | Alice hoped it was not on account of Jasper though , clearly , to make that emotional speech had not been to clever . |