Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] n't [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first time in weeks the thought of her broken engagement had n't been lurking to ambush her . |
| 2 | Dot had n't been thinking of her . |
| 3 | Rose thought the girl had n't been eating enough until she unclasped the bracelet and discovered the pus-stained square of lint beneath . |
| 4 | Firelight had n't been expecting a baby ! |
| 5 | Eleven-year-old Michelle Redshaw from Yorkshire had n't been swimming since part of her small intestine was removed and she had an ileostomy bag fitted . |
| 6 | She , Rosie , was game for anything , but poor Carlo had n't been feeling exactly chipper . |
| 7 | That striped blouse had n't been lying on top . |
| 8 | She knew with total certainty that her imagination had n't been playing tricks , and that it was the second time in only a few minutes that she 'd heard those precise words . |
| 9 | Gullible had n't been driving a great big lorry around the place and putting down rat poison . |
| 10 | It was only as I read your article that I realised my husband had n't been receiving an allowance for a dependant — me ! |
| 11 | Bruce added : ‘ Things had n't been going well with Phonogram for quite a while . |
| 12 | And if the tape recorder had n't been rolling with me playing around on guitar , some of the songs would never have happened ; I would never have remembered them . |
| 13 | The truth was that George had n't been thinking about anything except himself . |
| 14 | If Guy had n't been holding her , she was sure she would have dropped to the floor . |
| 15 | ‘ She killed Rauff and she 'd have killed you if your luck had n't been running . |
| 16 | It was then his hand brushed against her skirt , and two fingers would have slid into the pocket unnoticed if Sarah had n't been watching . |
| 17 | The man had a faint discoloration under one eye — he could n't help speculating whether Dotty had n't been giving him a hard time . |
| 18 | If Chris had n't been clutching a piece of leaf , would I have noticed a torn house plant ? some plants , like the aptly named deadly nightshade , do not reveal their effect until hours after ingestion , by which time it may be too late for effective treatment . |
| 19 | Bridget had n't been exaggerating when she warned her of his lack of discretion . |
| 20 | So he went up and had a scan and they s they checked it and of course when they checked the scan they noticed that his kid one of his kidneys had n't been functioning for a long time . |
| 21 | The dog that had jumped over the fence into Jubilee Wood had n't been wearing a collar . |