Example sentences of "[verb] n't been [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ He has n't been here for some time , ’ Hari answered . |
2 | He has n't been home for twelve months |
3 | 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 |
4 | They had n't been out for any days since Adam had been at home . |
5 | I had n't been there for more than a minute when the skipper bellowed : ‘ This is melanoma country , mate . |
6 | The couple next door said she had n't been there for several days . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | You 've just said you have n't been around for several weeks . |
9 | You have n't been here for last week did you ? |
10 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
11 | We have n't been together for three months . |
12 | have n't been there for many years |