Example sentences of "[vb past] not been [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Valerie had not been present for any of the discussion among governors and teachers on the appointing committee ? her remarks were not all that far removed from what had transpired . |
| 2 | Too numerous to list here individually , most were of early-1980s , vintage and had not been airworthy for some time . |
| 3 | A State Department spokesman said that according to the US-led task force , coalition forces had not been responsible for any of the deaths . |
| 4 | The council 's permission to the joint purchase was required because the woman had not been resident for six months . |
| 5 | She had guessed that the reason was something to do with Jennifer for she had known that her sister had n't been well for some while and had been undergoing tests since experiencing stabbing pain in her right eye and numbness in her legs . |
| 6 | But then they had n't been alone for any time before . |