Example sentences of "[verb] n't been [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has n't been round for a while , Andy , has he ? |
| 2 | Er , yes that was David , Robert has n't , Robert 's coming next weekend , but he has n't been here for a few weeks |
| 3 | No it has n't been there for a little while British National Corpus I 've been carrying it around with me |
| 4 | But she has n't been there for a few weeks now so I think she might be ill . |
| 5 | It was n't enough ; it had n't been enough for a long time . |
| 6 | I did n't know Julia had n't been in for a long while . |
| 7 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I have n't been up for a while , ’ her father said , implying a total absence of mind , and some of body , too . |
| 9 | Cos you know she usually do if I have n't been round for a while she 'll say oh what 's the matter , have I done something wrong or why you have n't been round or Perhaps she thinks well it 's too far to come . |
| 10 | Then she said , quietly , ‘ Yes , although I have n't been here for a long time . |
| 11 | But the they give it you at the end of the quarter , even if you have n't been in for a quarter . |
| 12 | We have n't been out for a drink us since , I think last time we went out New Year 's Day |