Example sentences of "[verb] not 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
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