Example sentences of "[noun pl] have not [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The demolition workers had n't been in that day . |
| 2 | He found her attractive ; all her efforts had not been in vain , there was no mistaking the sensuous gleam in his eyes , the predatory twist of his smile that told Robyn exactly how he 'd like the evening to end . |
| 3 | But things had not been at all what they 'd seemed — though she was bound by her promise never to reveal the truth . |
| 4 | So far though the viewers had not been at all suitable . |
| 5 | She had not been kissed for over two years and it was magical ; she was feeling it deeply , listening with everything in her but not remembering , because other kisses had not been like this . |
| 6 | Some of the statements of Mrs Thatcher and some of her ministers have not been at all helpful . |
| 7 | In April 1765 Collinson wrote , ‘ I have the pleasure to inform my good friend that my repeated solicitations have not been in vain , for this day I received certain intelligence from our gracious King that he has appointed thee his Botanist with a salary of fifty pounds a year . ’ |