Example sentences of "not have [been] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pressure of numbers impinges on every facet of the prison system , and in some institutions has resulted in overcrowded conditions that would not have been tolerated a century earlier . |
| 2 | If Piggy had not told Ralph his nickname in the beginning he would not have been made a ridicule of before the vote . |
| 3 | Application should normally be made to the appropriate education authority for grant aid before 1 June of the year in which the student wishes to enter a course , even though at that time the student may not have been offered a place . |
| 4 | His relief at not having been made a fool of was matched by his curiosity to find out who the devil he was , this man Iying chest down on the wet flagstones , face turned to one side as though asleep . |
| 5 | You were grateful not to have been born a boy , for that meant the probability of dying in war . |