Example sentences of "have not [been] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Indeed , he points out that traditionally the IEEE has not been swayed by big name support if it feels another technology is more meritorious .
2 If on the other hand the board does not fully and cleanly develop after a couple of minutes , then the board has not been exposed to UV light for long enough .
3 While I am pleased to report that this particular source has not been replaced with high-quality material , suppliers of this and other ‘ green ’ materials should be warned that I am quite prepared to give them the widest publicity they 've ever had if they try fobbing gardeners off with sub-standard goods .
4 Their status has not been gained through public relations hype or through brashness but through their relentless pursuit of quality in all their activities .
5 However , unlike the GHQ , it has not been validated against psychiatric opinion .
6 Although this theory has not been tested in other forms of autonomic neuropathy , we have assumed that the same holds true in cases where constipation was associated to a degree of autonomic neuropathy .
7 Outline some of the evidence from which it is believed that water has not been lost in large quantities from Venus , and the evidence which indicates that some may have been lost .
8 ‘ If a judgment requires , before it can be made , the existence of some facts then , although the evaluation of those facts is for the Secretary of State alone , the court must inquire whether those facts exist , and have been taken into account , whether the judgment has been made upon a proper self-direction as to those facts , whether the judgment has not been made upon other facts which ought not to have been taken into account .
9 So an ‘ organically ’ grown carrot is one that has not been sprayed with synthetic pesticides — despite the fact that these are ‘ organic ’ chemicals .
10 RENFE repeatedly complained that deficit financing weakened management ‘ which has not been motivated by economic or commercial considerations but purely by technical ones ’ ( RENFE 1971m : 49 ) .
11 Despite the fact that carnitine has not been studied in coeliac disease patients in other geographical areas and dietary carnitine was not studied in our population , it seems that this population does not have nutritional carnitine deficiency .
12 It is something which seems such an ordinary thing to do , and yet the effect of it is something which has not been seen in pictorial art since Giotto .
13 The meeting was cancelled and Mr Li has not been seen in public since .
14 The John Gosden-trained three-year-old has not been seen in public so far this term , but has certainly been sparkling on the Newmarket gallops in preparation for his reappearance .
15 There is the troubling dictum of Lord Roskill in Seymour [ 1983 ] 2 AC 493 that Caldwell applies to all offences , unless Parliament otherwise ordains , but that statement has not been followed in non-fatal offences .
16 This pattern has not been altered by recent changes in village life .
17 It claims the annual American-South Korean military exercises , known as Team Spirit , are a threat to the North ; that the Americans still have nuclear weapons in South Korea ; and that the South has not been inspected for nuclear bases .
18 This success has not been achieved without close attention to methodology .
19 The strange occurrence at Ingrow Tunnel has not been explained by logical reasons and so must be regarded as , maybe , a paranormal phenomenon .
20 If the petition has not been served within sufficient time or at all , the petition creditor can apply for an adjournment but must give the reason why the petition has not been served ( r 6.28 ) .
21 Permission has not been granted for large extensions .
22 Article 10 has not been incorporated into English domestic law .
23 Although the European Convention on Human Rights has not been incorporated into domestic law in the United Kingdom and is not enforceable via legal sanctions against signatories , the government was under political pressure following Campbell and Cosans to change the law .
24 ( Wedge and Prosser , 1973 ) and Children in Adversity ( Wedge and Essen , 1982 ) , but it has not been matched in current social security , housing , day care , education or other welfare policies .
25 My contention is that our understanding of what animals really are has not been portrayed with rightful subtlety .
26 Personality has not been shown by industrial psychologists to be a very helpful predictor of performance .
27 ( This result has not been proved with full rigour , but is considered well established . )
28 A pericentric inversion between 10p11.2 and 10q11.2 has not been described during human chromosome 10 evolution , but this would be difficult to detect cytogenetically .
29 The acquisition of verb-phrase anaphora has not been investigated in previous research , although there has been some research into the acquisition of other cohesive devices such as conjunctions ( e.g. because ) and pronouns ( e.g. he/she ) .
30 What worries many here is the claim that in the initial stages the surge for the Securitate men has not been pursued with real vigour .
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