Examples of 'have not been very' in a sentence

Meaning of "have not been very"

have not been very: This phrase suggests a lack of sufficient action, effort, or involvement in a particular situation or activity. It indicates that the person has not been very engaged or proactive

How to use "have not been very" in a sentence

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have not been very
I have not been very appreciative of your training.
Measures to date have not been very successful.
I have not been very active in the forum.
Other solutions have not been very successful.
I have not been very social in quite a while.
Recent viewer ratings have not been very good.
We have not been very hard all along.
For hundreds of years we have not been very kind to it.
We have not been very experienced in strategic planning.
But you people have not been very helpful.
We have not been very consistent in this tournament.
My religious teachings in school have not been very useful.
I have not been very comfortable with rituals.
Protecting the quarterback they have not been very good.
You have not been very supportive in this ordeal.

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Cases reported in the literature have not been very numerous.
I have not been very nice to you.
Attempts to revive an international movement have not been very successful.
They have not been very discreet.
I gather our local police have not been very kind to you.
I have not been very well lately.
It was noted that companies have not been very helpful in this aspect.
Have not been very nice to her.
These days have not been very true.
International efforts to abolish capital punishment have not been very successful.
That we have not been very close.
Various attempts to obviate this problem have not been very successful.
You have not been very enlightening.
Phone calls with support have not been very productive.
You have not been very good at keeping them.
Most of his family and friends have not been very supportive.
You have not been very subtle.
Even the major search engines have not been very helpful.
I have not been very productive lately.
My attempts at removing the bolts have not been very successful.
We have not been very good at that in the past.
She expressed to me that you have not been very supportive of her pregnancy.
I have not been very active there recently.
Because the last six months have not been very fun for me.
Things have not been very good for some time.
It must be said that its beginnings have not been very auspicious.
I have not been very successful.
My last few visits to the medical clinic have not been very encouraging.
Your parents have not been very generous with you.
We are far better off than so many who have not been very fortunate.
Things have not been very goodfor some time.
And the tests for the virus have not been very reliable.
There have not been very long periods without war.
And over the past few decades we have not been very responsible stewards.
You have not been very professional about this at all.

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