Example sentences of "have not be [adv] for " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Old Mr Fiddle has not been there for some time , Rose , ’ said Dagmar from the door .
2 Even such an exalted pedigree as this , though , has not been enough for some of Britain 's big stores .
3 ‘ Since you had not been here for a fortnight , ’ he said , ‘ I assumed that you had completed your enquiries . ’
4 It might not have been a very long missive , but it brought Aubrey into the room as if they had not been apart for two whole years .
5 If the builders of this artificial paradise had not been around for several millennia — as Alex Bannen seemed to think — how come the flora and fauna had n't run riot and completely ruined the environment ?
6 She knew she had been dismissed from Algox because she had not been up for grabs .
7 Mere existence had not been enough for him , in the Epilogue 's diagnosis ; he had always wanted something more .
8 You 've not been on for a while have you ?
9 Good you 've not been on for a while either have you ?
10 Can I just clarify one other point with the County Council and for the benefit of those who 've not been here for the last however many days .
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