Example sentences of "[not/n't] [been] [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 | ‘ He has n't been here for some time , ’ Hari answered . |
4 | You 've just said you have n't been around for several weeks . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | They had n't been out for any days since Adam had been at home . |
7 | have n't been there for many years |
8 | The couple next door said she had n't been there for several days . |