Example sentences of "but he [verb] not been " in BNC.
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| 1 | Odin was all-wise — but he had not been born so ; he had drunk at the fountain of Mimir and had had to pledge an eye . |
| 2 | He had been appalled , as had the rest of the court , at the emaciation of the four ambassadors sent them by the city , but he had not been surprised . |
| 3 | He had won in the maiden class , for those who have yet to win a prize , in 1975 , but he had not been successful since moving into the growers ' section . |
| 4 | He was aware of this and in principle disliked it , attempting when he first set up in private practice , to resist it , but he had not been able to . |
| 5 | The reporter snapped a rubber band over his notebook , told Hank he would have rung him about the details of the book but he had not been able to get through . |
| 6 | He had wanted to wrap his arms about his body for warmth , but he had not been able to move , and his vision had been blurred . |
| 7 | But he had not been in and the note was as she had left it . |
| 8 | But he had not been able to show anyone , yet , that he was anything but what his father now was : a rich man who did what he liked because he was King and everyone was polite to him . |
| 9 | He was still , tensed and alert on the sidling , startled horse ; but he had not been startled . |
| 10 | It was n't far from where he lived , just a stop further on the tube , but he 'd not been to the area before . |
| 11 | His achievements as Labour leader have earned him respect and admiration , but he has not been able to appeal beyond the party in which he has made his life . |
| 12 | Jones has a lovely service but he has not been looking good behind a struggling pack . |
| 13 | ‘ Graeme Souness is the man to turn it around but he 's not been able to pick a settled team because of injuries . ’ |
| 14 | but he , he , I mean we 've not seen him he 's been away four years , I know he 's been coming home first , for holidays , visit , but he 's not been at home because , well we moved into that house , if you remember we moved |