Example sentences of "[verb] n't [been] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has n't been for a long time . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's not married , has n't been for a long time . |
| 3 | And I think her husband will probably die before she will but erm he cos he 's older than she is even , but erm and he 's not very well , has n't been for a long time . |
| 4 | Has n't been for a few years . |
| 5 | Dropping anchor and manoeuvring into the quayside puts a good dinghy sailor who has n't been on a small cruiser before under considerable strain . |
| 6 | As anyone who has n't been in a media-induced coma over the last ten years knows , her trite ditties are irrelevant to the story — IM |
| 7 | they have n't been for a long time them two so they 're cast off , well they must of been they 've had to join |
| 8 | I used to be , but I have n't been for a long while I used to we ca n't say that I was there last year but |
| 9 | No , sure , have n't been for a long time have you ? |
| 10 | Have n't been for a long time , no , I 'm not more |
| 11 | what your look , same with your letter forage , I think mostly we were taught letter formation , which we have n't been for a few years now |
| 12 | Well Michael says you have n't been to a decent service for six weeks , till back . |