Example sentences of "they have n't [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 They make the poor girls look as though they had n't been properly unpacked , as though they 'd been taken out of the box and someone had left half their wrappings on . ’
2 ‘ Or even if they had n't been well paid , ’ added Tealtaoich .
3 But it is nice if they are asked , sometimes it 's sometimes they are just expected to do and if they have n't been officially asked .
4 ‘ School governors have been given increasing responsibility in recent years , but they have n't been adequately prepared and as a result children have n't been properly protected against abuse by teachers , ’ NASWE general secretary Sue Allen told delegates .
5 Because of the weight of the tiles , you have to be particularly careful if you 're thinking of covering whole walls — there have been instances of large sections of tiles coming away from a wall because they have n't been properly fixed .
6 Yeah but they have n't been there to disconnect .
7 Then it 's necessary to re-view the lots to make sure they have n't been further damaged during the view . ’
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