Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [not/n't] been for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kathy made two cups of tea and said firmly , ‘ You are n't yourself , Clare , and you have n't been for months . ’ |
| 2 | She said no she said we have n't been for ages . |
| 3 | But we have n't been for months . |
| 4 | There was no one in the staff sitting room , but then , there had n't been for years . |
| 5 | Oh yes and there were eight choir men , you see , well no choir at all there had n't been for years , you see so er and I had a photograph somewhere of my father with eight choir men , you see , and er well after that |
| 6 | Yes , but he has n't been for ages has he ? |
| 7 | But everything else had been alive and splendid in a way it had not been for years . |