Example sentences of "[verb] n't been [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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1 | He has n't been round for a while , Andy , has he ? |
2 | I did n't know Julia had n't been in for a long while . |
3 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
4 | ‘ I have n't been up for a while , ’ her father said , implying a total absence of mind , and some of body , too . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | But the they give it you at the end of the quarter , even if you have n't been in for a quarter . |
7 | We have n't been out for a drink us since , I think last time we went out New Year 's Day |