Example sentences of "[conj] have not been [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If your bike is second-hand , or has n't been used for a while , then it 's important to check that it 's safe to ride . |
| 2 | The other thing to remember is that women who have sex with women may be at risk of HIV infection if they share needles or syringes to inject drugs , or use semen that has not been tested for HIV if they want to get pregnant through self-insemination . |
| 3 | So far I have not been able to come up with any musical symbol that has not been catered for , whether arranging for full orchestra , brass-band or choir — with the single exception of guitar chord symbols . |
| 4 | ‘ Primary ’ rainforest is an area that has n't been disturbed for hundreds of years and has reached a state of mature complexity ; it is also known as virgin forest . |
| 5 | I know a way out of Parfois that has n't been used for years , but it 's still open if you know where to find it . |
| 6 | Back came all the romance of train travel that had not been seen for fifty years . |
| 7 | The effect of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and the Economic Recovery Tax Act was to move the United States in new directions in economic policy ; fundamental change of a sort that had not been seen for half a century . |
| 8 | It was the smell of a hundred bodies that had not been bathed for a week , of a hundred sets of clothes that had been lived and slept in for a week , of excreta and vomit trapped by the windows that had not been opened for a week . |
| 9 | It was the smell of a hundred bodies that had not been bathed for a week , of a hundred sets of clothes that had been lived and slept in for a week , of excreta and vomit trapped by the windows that had not been opened for a week . |
| 10 | Mr Wormwood 's fine crop of black hair was now a dirty silver , the colour this time of a tightrope-walker 's tights that had not been washed for the entire circus season . |
| 11 | And tidying up after removal and spring cleaning homes that have n't been touched for years are all part of a normal day 's work . |
| 12 | Selling goods that have not been paid for appears to need redress . |
| 13 | Do n't be discouraged by this , as it is a good sign that you have stretched muscles that have not been used for some time . |
| 14 | And because Barlaston had ceased to function as a house in the 1930s , and had not been modernized for many years before that , it was in a remarkably unaltered state and thus an important archaeological document . |
| 15 | Mrs Robson had contacted the Echo a few weeks ago to say that her brother 's cast-iron bath was 40 years old and had not been used for 12 years . |
| 16 | Mrs Robson had contacted the Echo a few weeks ago to say that her brother 's cast-iron bath was 40 years old and had not been used for 12 years . |
| 17 | They differ in that in the case of prepayments the exact amount is known and has been paid although the services have yet to be received whereas in the case of an accrual the service has been received but has not been paid for and we have to estimate the amount due . |