Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] [adv] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the builders of this artificial paradise had not been around for several millennia — as Alex Bannen seemed to think — how come the flora and fauna had n't run riot and completely ruined the environment ? |
| 2 | ‘ Old Mr Fiddle has not been there for some time , Rose , ’ said Dagmar from the door . |
| 3 | In general the court should exercise its discretion to set aside a statutory demand if , but only if , it would not be just for those consequences to apply in the circumstances . |
| 4 | A reliable little bird tells this column that Frank may not be long for this world either . |
| 5 | Cook and Joan would not be down for another hour yet , so she made herself a cup of coffee on the gas stove . |
| 6 | ‘ He has n't been here for some time , ’ Hari answered . |
| 7 | You 've just said you have n't been around for several weeks . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | They had n't been out for any days since Adam had been at home . |
| 10 | have n't been there for many years |
| 11 | The couple next door said she had n't been there for several days . |
| 12 | It was true , but Wycliffe remembered Emily Pascoe 's words : ‘ … delicate ; you could see she would n't be long for this world . ’ |