Example sentences of "n't [been] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There was no one in the staff sitting room , but then , there had n't been for years . |
| 32 | Oh yes and there were eight choir men , you see , well no choir at all there had n't been for years , you see so er and I had a photograph somewhere of my father with eight choir men , you see , and er well after that |
| 33 | ‘ People forget that if it had n't been for John , we might not have got this far . |