Example sentences of "have not be [adv] for " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
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 . |