Example sentences of "not [been] [verb] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He argued that nomination of Dora Maria Téllez for the current DN had not been accepted because a " traditional " directorate was needed " during this period of transition " . |
| 2 | However , the Attorney-General warned your Lordships that , even if reference in this case to Parliamentary materials did not infringe article 9 , the House of Commons might take the view the House enjoyed some wider privilege which we would be infringing and might well regret that its views on the point had not been sought before a decision was reached by your Lordships . |
| 3 | The reasons why cereal based ORS have been so successful has not been examined but a number of possible mechanisms have been proposed including increased substrate availability without increased osmolality , kinetic advantage of oligosaccharides over glucose monomers , and low osmolality . |
| 4 | Police said other stations had not been evacuated because a warning call from the terrorists had been too vague . |
| 5 | man Alan Reid said they had not been disciplined because a member of the Royal Family had been a patient there . |
| 6 | I repeat that , at this stage , Mr. Speaker 's Office has not been informed that a Minister wants to make a statement . |
| 7 | As exhausted members gathered their breath after Brush 's super show the old maxim that an army marches on its stomach had not been forgotten and a superb hot supper was served , washed down with a lively cocktail of pints , shorts and anecdotes of events of old . |
| 8 | ‘ It has not been cancelled and a firm decision will be taken nearer the time , ’ she said . |