Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] not be [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had not been counting own goals for more than a few minutes when I heard extraordinary sounds coming from my wardrobe . |
| 2 | If I had not been chasing that gipsy woman I could have gone to the party and chased Leila . ’ |
| 3 | I was not given the run of the pavillon and I took it that , since I had not been extended this facility , I was not welcome to it . |
| 4 | I 've not been given any instructions ! |
| 5 | I mean I 've got some indications in er a couple of books I 've got in the car , er but erm again I 've not been asked that question you know , what 's the bullion return , things like that , it 's , it 's a little bit out of the ordinary , but you can find the figures . |
| 6 | I have n't been told that . |
| 7 | I have n't been told that , but |
| 8 | Mm , I have n't been shopping this weekend . |
| 9 | Though I have n't been testing these boots for long before writing this review , initial impressions are very favourable . |
| 10 | ‘ I have n't been having any nasty suspicious thoughts … ’ |
| 11 | I have n't been doing much on Sunday . |
| 12 | Do you think I have not been following all that you have done and all that has been done to you all these months ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ If she had n't been screaming all that nonsense at the top of her voice , it would never have happened . |
| 14 | But no , she had n't been wearing that dress , of course she had n't . |
| 15 | And then they had all hooted with laughter and teased him mercilessly when they 'd arrived , because she had n't been seen all evening and they knew he was deeply disappointed . |
| 16 | She had n't been paying much attention to the journey , and did n't have any idea of where they were ; the archway led into a long courtyard with a cobbled surface and small , squeezed-in houses to either side . |
| 17 | She had not been receiving any fertility treatment and it was only after a routine scan that all was revealed . |
| 18 | Because she had been detached from it at the most traumatic moments , she had not been caused any distress but was well able to see how the combination of Daniel 's various experiences could have led to her phobia about water . |
| 19 | She had not been given any choice in the matter . |
| 20 | It turned out that our candidate , who came to address us one evening , knew my Aunt Kit and had the greatest admiration for her , even though he also knew that the only reason why she had not been offered another , safer constituency after 1945 was that it had become too obvious she was unable to keep off the drink . |
| 21 | ‘ You told me you had n't been using any different chemicals , Bob . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I knew you had n't been paying any attention . |
| 23 | Er and you have n't been taking any of those Diazepam at all ? |
| 24 | Are you sure you have n't been taking any drugs , tablets , medicines of any sort — ’ she shook her head violently , but refused to meet his gaze ‘ — or any antibiotics during the last six months ? ’ |
| 25 | I know you have n't been doing any English and that , but erm , have you have you been doing much reading ? |
| 26 | ‘ We 've not been putting any in . ’ |
| 27 | There may also be funds in bank or building society accounts but we have not been given any details of these . |
| 28 | ‘ We have not been running this campaign as an entertainment for our dear friends in the press and broadcasting media . |
| 29 | If that was all there was to it , we could be pardoned some uneasiness ; we might feel that we have n't been shown much reason for supposing that there are any sentences such that all who understand them will agree on their truth-value no matter what the circumstances . |
| 30 | Dr Richard Allan , establishment director , said : ‘ They 've not been allowed any alcohol . |