Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] been [adv] for [adj] " 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 | ‘ He has n't been here for some time , ’ Hari answered . |
4 | He has n't been home for twelve months |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 ? |
7 | you know , it is just so frustrating , you know and er some of these kids he said and the language they use , one girl came in , she had n't been in for three or four days , he had n't met her and he said hello you must be such and such er |
8 | They had n't been out for any days since Adam had been at home . |
9 | I had n't been there for more than a minute when the skipper bellowed : ‘ This is melanoma country , mate . |
10 | The couple next door said she had n't been there for several days . |
11 | One song reveals the damaging influence on their minds of their sojourn in London : ‘ Soccer Fan ’ is a peon of praise to Everton 's midfield cruncher , Norman Whiteside. l CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT Get Ahead ( Mercury ) You can tell that Curiosity Killed The Cat have n't been around for some time . |
12 | You 've just said you have n't been around for several weeks . |
13 | You have n't been here for last week did you ? |
14 | ‘ Friday nights because we have n't been together for four nights , Sundays because we know there are another four ahead of us , and … why Saturdays ? ’ |
15 | We have n't been together for three months . |
16 | have n't been there for many years |