Example sentences of "have n't be [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has n't been duty on books since 1860 , when it was seen as a tax on knowledge . |
| 2 | There has n't been duty on books for more than a hundred and thirty years , in 1860 it was seen as a tax on knowledge and abolished . |
| 3 | The need for development has to be established and so erm I refute the fact totally that there has n't been pressure for development in the countryside , that 's certainly not the case . |
| 4 | It 's been very gratifying to win these last two trophies — yet disappointing that there has n't been improvement in the general standard of our girls ’ tennis afterwards . ’ |
| 5 | It 's been very gratifying to win these last two trophies — yet disappointing that there has n't been improvement in the general standard of our girls ’ tennis afterwards . ’ |
| 6 | There has n't been time , ’ she said . |
| 7 | There simply has n't been time for the body to clear the first lot before it 's topped up with a second dose of alcohol . |
| 8 | ‘ I have written to Joe about it , ’ Maureen said , ‘ but there has n't been time for a reply yet . ’ |
| 9 | He had n't been gardening , but happened to be wearing his casual clothes . |
| 10 | They had n't got as far as stating any intention on that subject — for the simple reason that marriage had n't been part of the plan . |
| 11 | If it had n't been dope it would have been valium : what 's the difference ? |
| 12 | It had n't been irony ; Creston would n't be able to contain himself . |
| 13 | Pascoe realized that what he 'd heard in the voice on the phone had n't been age , but sickness . |
| 14 | She meant to explain that there had n't been room in their cases but before she could speak Miss Evans turned bright red and said quickly , ‘ Oh , I 'm so sorry , how silly of me , why should you ? |
| 15 | There had n't been time , on Heaven , for the two women to get to know each other . |
| 16 | I would have sworn there had n't been time for you to make any kind of progress since last night . |
| 17 | I think he was an amateur who either thought he 'd succeeded or else was so nervous about what he was doing that he left knowing there had n't been time to kill you . ’ |
| 18 | There had n't been time to get Maxim 's name on the usual notice of forthcoming visitors to the embassy ; she had been signalled by the Security Service who shared the Steering Committee 's deep distrust of the visit and wanted her to debrief him after his meeting . |
| 19 | There had n't been time on the way up to ask him what the results of the tests had been or what the union had consequently decided . |
| 20 | And there may be many others but they have n't been discarvard ’ . |
| 21 | So far the audiences have n't be sell outs , but the Minstrels are confidant as the word spreads , like the saints they 'll come marching in |