Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] been [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've not been in this part of the forest . |
| 2 | Completed in July 1991 , it now houses our colony of nine chimpanzees , who have not been on public display for over two years . |
| 3 | ‘ Pray think of a right man wt out regard to recommendations , which hitherto have not been of great service to me in the like cases , ’ the duke suggested . |
| 4 | They have not been for some time except to people who still remember The Beatles and The Animals . |
| 5 | A Mersey Docks and Harbour Company official said : ‘ They are quite old , and have not been in regular use in recent years . ’ |
| 6 | A spokeswoman for Mersey Docks and Harbour Company said : ’ They are now quite old and have not been in regular use in recent years so it was decided to dismantle them to improve the appearance of the area . |
| 7 | To take this initiative and extend it to include a range of interests which they can use , whether or not they are employed in the future , might help them to be on a more equal footing with their peers who have not been in public care . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm not sure that we have n't been at some point , ’ says Mr Garner . |
| 9 | I 'm afraid I have n't been of much help to you , Mr Millet . ’ |
| 10 | Mm we have n't been through this way for a long time have we ? |
| 11 | You have n't been outside that door for days . |
| 12 | Yes dear I went to erm , er the er holiday camp in October to erm , er with the Red Cross and I went with the , Charlie took me and I went in a car with a friend of mine we went to the Red Cross holiday in Patefield , but it poured of rain every day every day it poured of rain did n't October it was terrible , ever so cold , but we were well looked after you know and I enjoyed it and we had the wheelchairs to go around in on for the dancing , it was really great I thoroughly enjoyed it , I have n't been for two years I had n't , but I went like in October , cos you 're only allowed really every two years to go , that 's all you 're allowed really , but I thoroughly enjoyed it you know , it was nice |
| 13 | Cos I have n't been for two years since I 've been to that one ! |
| 14 | I have n't been for three years . |
| 15 | You 're lucky , I have n't been for three days . |
| 16 | " I have n't been for some time . |
| 17 | " No , and there have n't been for some time . " |
| 18 | For a man of my age I have n't been to many funerals , the result of belonging to a much reduced family and having a limited acquaintance . |
| 19 | Well , I do n't know cos I have n't been to any meetings for months , not |
| 20 | ‘ Oh all right , I have n't been inside this house since I used to come here to dances when your father was a boy . |
| 21 | We have n't been round this way for a while have we ? |
| 22 | Accidental fires do happen when the Peak is very dry but we have n't been in that situation yet . |
| 23 | He added : ‘ Obviously it 's a great thrill to be top of the table with Rangers because I have n't been in this position before . |
| 24 | ‘ I have n't been in this church for years . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You have n't been in this neck of the woods for years , and I doubt if in all her life she 's been further than Blackpool . ’ |
| 26 | But yeah , it 's alright , it 's okay but not a lot 's going on , really , I have n't been in any activities for ages . |
| 27 | ‘ Of course I have n't been in any rackets . |