Example sentences of "they had not been [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd both been working for nearly two years , and all that time they had n't been paid a penny . |
| 2 | It was obvious from the way the staring eyes blinked , both Pairs together , that they had not been expecting an answer . |
| 3 | The drivers sought a declaration that the ban was invalid arguing , inter alia , that the ban was in breach of natural justice , since they had not been given an opportunity to make representations before the ban was imposed . |
| 4 | Yet the large majority of our teenagers said they had not been taught the practical realities of avoiding AIDS until they were at least 15 . |
| 5 | He explained the British problem to the Germans by saying that the British people had been lied to — they had not been told the truth about what used to be called the Common Market and is now called the European Community . |
| 6 | Most temporary workers were fired as well as hired , and the implication is that if they had not been used the organisations concerned would have had to practise some other form of " hire and fire " strategy . |
| 7 | The second was that Winchester had a right of appeal under the Lautro Rules which they had not been afforded the opportunity of exercising . |
| 8 | But it found 14pc were kept waiting and some respondents said they had not been allowed the music or songs they requested . |
| 9 | They had not been shown a repeat of the film — they had merely watched it in their minds . |