Example sentences of "[pers pn] had not been [det] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I had n't been such a coward maybe they might have turned out better . ’ |
| 2 | It had not been such a dull night after all , she mused , hoped Travis 's head would n't be too sore in the morning , then found that , whatever diversions might occur , once the excitement was over she was back to worrying about the wretched mortgage . |
| 3 | It had n't been such a cold night , what had happened ? |
| 4 | And to my annoyance was added the realization that perhaps he had not been such a bad interrogator after all . |
| 5 | Even if he had n't been such a good-looking chap , he was , by any standards , the only eligible man around . |
| 6 | If he had n't been such a lousy husband I might not have got myself in so deep … ’ |