Example sentences of "[verb] n't been [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | unless he has n't been near a phone and could n't ring her . |
| 2 | As anyone who has n't been in a coma for the last ten years knows as much anyway , why bother ? |
| 3 | ‘ We 've been refusing that man a cheque book for months but he just went inside and someone from senior management , who has n't been behind a counter for years , just hands one over without a thought . ’ |
| 4 | Crowds of people , including many who had n't been to a church for years , came to hear him . |
| 5 | You said you had n't been to a gym in ages . |
| 6 | She had n't been to an art class since she had been married . |
| 7 | She said she had n't been for a while and erm then she said they did n't really know , they wondered how she was gon na get on in the water . |
| 8 | The Flying Scot would probably have made the move before now — if it had n't been for a pact Laughton made when he left Widnes sixteen months ago . |
| 9 | Fortune having smiled on them , and I mean if it had n't been for a lump of expanded foam out of one of the life boats that had blown up at , if it had n't come floating past me , I mean I would have been a goner as well , but I got hold of that . |
| 10 | This month David Savage discusses the importance of mistakes within the workshop , and looks at a finish he would otherwise not now use if it had n't been for a disaster |
| 11 | I had n't been on a ferry for years . |
| 12 | Because I had n't been in a band for so long , there were plenty to choose from … |
| 13 | Apart from a few weddings she had n't been inside a church for a long while . |
| 14 | People who have n't been on a council before . |
| 15 | There has been coverage with such as yourselves and er the local papers , and we are getting word of mouth enquiries now , but we , we have said it 's for the newly qualified driver and since we 've started this scheme , I would put newly qualified in inverted commas , because we 've had two or three ladies ring us up who 've had four and five years driving experience as such and they 're frightened to death to go on a motorway and have n't been on a motorway . |
| 16 | Have n't been on a boat I do n't thi o only like little , you know , |
| 17 | I was just gon na say , some sometimes , I have n't been for a bit mind you , oh , well the last time I went , sometimes I go to Wales to Blaenau Ffestiniog or to congregation |
| 18 | That 'll be nice cos we have n't been for a bit have we ? |
| 19 | I have n't been to a service here for years . ’ |
| 20 | I have n't been to a ball since I came to Canada . ’ |
| 21 | Now erm , I have n't been to a match lately , but these pictures I 've seen , there 's still all these fences around to stop people doing that . |
| 22 | Right , yeah so erm you know I mean that 's probably the best thing to do if you try and , try and at least keep up to date with the rest of this term and er you know not er make sure , even if you have n't been to a class at least you know what went , went on there from somebody |
| 23 | I have n't been to a gym in ages , ’ Vitor said , and frowned as though the omission had only just occurred to him . |
| 24 | I have n't been to a Leeds match for absolutely ages and could do with any info on getting hold of tickets , which parts of the ground need tickets and the best places to stand/sit … and park the car etc . |
| 25 | I decided then that I did n't want to be a martyr , and since then I have n't been near a hairdresser 's . |
| 26 | It really smells like I have n't been near a bath for a month . |
| 27 | And , if you have n't been in a car before the driver drives , so you can give me what you owe . |