Example sentences of "n't been [v-ing] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | What you were saying about approachability of lecturers , I 'm not afraid to ask for help , but I am reticent to ask for help more than once on the same thing , because I would hate them to think that I had n't been listening first time round or that I was stupid . |
2 | Surely he had n't been using that tone with her a moment ago ? |
3 | But no , she had n't been wearing that dress , of course she had n't . |
4 | Mm , I have n't been shopping this weekend . |
5 | Pavel knew that he 'd not been the best company but then , they had n't been treating this job as anything particularly special . |
6 | Just because even though they do n't talk very much any more and stuff and he probably has n't been spending much time with her , |
7 | She had n't been paying much attention to the journey , and did n't have any idea of where they were ; the archway led into a long courtyard with a cobbled surface and small , squeezed-in houses to either side . |
8 | He had n't been paying much attention to what Throgmorton had been talking about on the way here , but he recalled his ears had caught the unpleasant words ‘ casting vote ’ , and ‘ your important role as president ’ . |
9 | She knew he had n't been paying any attention to the play . |
10 | ‘ I knew you had n't been paying any attention . |
11 | Well at least she 's , he had n't been doing enough work somehow ! |
12 | I know you have n't been doing any English and that , but erm , have you have you been doing much reading ? |
13 | Which is odd , since he has n't been doing any work for me . ’ |