Example sentences of "n't been [v-ing] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well but I mean , Brian was saying himself you know he ca n't remember at least he 's says he 's been working down London when he has n't been earning a hundred pound a day you know , it 's something , we just accepted it , he said over the years I 've been earning a hundred pound a day he says , and that was it you know yo yo just do . |
| 2 | Firelight had n't been expecting a baby ! |
| 3 | He had n't been expecting the I was certain . |
| 4 | It was only as I read your article that I realised my husband had n't been receiving an allowance for a dependant — me ! |
| 5 | Well I have n't been using the bus Sandra . |
| 6 | The dog that had jumped over the fence into Jubilee Wood had n't been wearing a collar . |
| 7 | She glanced at her left hand as if she 'd forgotten the fact , and was instantly ashamed to find herself wishing she had n't been wearing the showy diamond solitaire . |
| 8 | If Chris had n't been clutching a piece of leaf , would I have noticed a torn house plant ? some plants , like the aptly named deadly nightshade , do not reveal their effect until hours after ingestion , by which time it may be too late for effective treatment . |
| 9 | Gullible had n't been driving a great big lorry around the place and putting down rat poison . |
| 10 | He says the money has n't been following the patient . |
| 11 | Banks have n't been pulling the wool over people 's eyes by not telling them . |
| 12 | Tony has n't been paying the bills . |
| 13 | Well I I had n't been shutting the one that do n't make no difference still , there 's only cos Pavarotti 's out anyway ! |
| 14 | ‘ A little birdie tells me you have n't been doing a great deal of singing recently . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's simply that while we 've been playing well in possession , we have n't been doing the job when the opposition have had the ball . |
| 16 | The lads just have n't been doing the business over the last 2 or 3 games though have they ? |
| 17 | ‘ But it 's a different story this time around and he has n't been doing the business for us . |
| 18 | He started , sweating guiltily : he had n't been checking the sky . |
| 19 | It is a shame that you have n't been having the gorgeous autumn which we have enjoyed . |