Example sentences of "[not/n't] be [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A table-topping rebound next year would not be enough for a quick return if a no-promotion season is declared to accommodate the proposal to reduce League One to 10 clubs — a mad price to pay for an all-play-all format . |
| 2 | Then she said , quietly , ‘ Yes , although I have n't been here for a long time . |
| 3 | Er , yes that was David , Robert has n't , Robert 's coming next weekend , but he has n't been here for a few weeks |
| 4 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 5 | It was n't enough ; it had n't been enough for a long time . |
| 6 | But she has n't been there for a few weeks now so I think she might be ill . |
| 7 | No it has n't been there for a little while British National Corpus I 've been carrying it around with me |
| 8 | I did n't know Julia had n't been in for a long while . |
| 9 | ‘ Not really , dear , but she wo n't be over for a little while . |
| 10 | The sweet williams would n't be out for a few days . |
| 11 | So Eddie knows the real Delia Forbes has gone away and wo n't be back for a long time … but so what ? ’ |