Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] [prep] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He ate and drank simply and , although he enjoyed the theatre , he had not been to a play for twenty years . |
| 2 | In one recent group one woman had not been in a lift for twenty years . |
| 3 | He found that he could make a speech — that is , he could think on his feet , and not be at a loss for words . |
| 4 | Still , you will not be at a loss for conversation with such an unusual choice . |
| 5 | Crowds of people , including many who had n't been to a church for years , came to hear him . |
| 6 | I had n't been on a ferry for years . |
| 7 | Apart from a few weddings she had n't been inside a church for a long while . |
| 8 | ‘ We 've been refusing that man a cheque book for months but he just went inside and someone from senior management , who has n't been behind a counter for years , just hands one over without a thought . ’ |
| 9 | It really smells like I have n't been near a bath for a month . |
| 10 | As anyone who has n't been in a coma for the last ten years knows as much anyway , why bother ? |
| 11 | Because I had n't been in a band for so long , there were plenty to choose from … |