Example sentences of "has n't been [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 . ’ |