Example sentences of "need n't have been " in BNC.
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| 1 | It need n't have been my fare at all . ’ |
| 2 | But the doctrine of the extended phenotype has taught us that it need n't have been so . |
| 3 | ‘ That need n't have been , Aggie . |
| 4 | That was quite a nice dinner you ordered , though you need n't have been quite so Spartan — I 'm glad to see you 've allowed us some sugar with these raspberries — I appreciated your nuance of not having the fish just grilled . |
| 5 | It need n't have been cricket ; that was almost an aside to my interest in the movements . |
| 6 | Gustav need n't have been telling the truth about the Allies — though it sounds as if he might have been telling it about his wife . |
| 7 | ‘ But that noise need n't have been a retch — could have been all sorts of things . ’ |
| 8 | She need n't have been afraid ; Roman drove quickly and smoothly , without speaking a word . |
| 9 | ‘ It need n't have been the girl . ’ |
| 10 | It need n't have been need it ? |