Example sentences of "has not [been] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Saunders , who has scored 11 goals in 35 international appearances , has not been on a losing side since August 23 . |
| 2 | The extreme range seems to be from 5 to 6.4 or so , but generally it remains between 4.6 and 5.2 ; it has not been through a major minimum since 1949 . |
| 3 | The intense moments of pain and fear that gripped me were too remote to be understood by anyone who has not been through a similar experience . |
| 4 | The increase has not been at a constant rate . |
| 5 | She has n't been for a long time . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's not married , has n't been for a long time . |
| 7 | And I think her husband will probably die before she will but erm he cos he 's older than she is even , but erm and he 's not very well , has n't been for a long time . |
| 8 | Dropping anchor and manoeuvring into the quayside puts a good dinghy sailor who has n't been on a small cruiser before under considerable strain . |
| 9 | As anyone who has n't been in a media-induced coma over the last ten years knows , her trite ditties are irrelevant to the story — IM |