Example sentences of "i [verb] [not/n't] [been] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My parents and I had n't been on good terms for some time . |
| 2 | If I had n't been in that bar at that time , perhaps all this would have happened to somebody else . |
| 3 | I was deeply shocked , for I had not been at all prepared for this sudden and tragic end to the adventure on which we had set out so gaily some twenty months before . |
| 4 | I had not been to such a party since before Leslie went to North Africa , and talking to Ika and his friends on a balcony canopied by a starry sky , I felt a spurt of pleasure , quickly followed by a surge of guilt : Leslie was dead , and I was alive , and capable of enjoying some temporary diversion . |
| 5 | Even so , I did feel an enormous sense of anti-climax in the 200 metres heats and semi-finals ; I had not been through this in the Commonwealth Games because of my injury , and my lack of experience showed . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've not been in this part of the forest . |
| 7 | I , I 've not been near one , I would n't know but you have to stand next to them to get an effect , to kn know how big they are . |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | Cos I have n't been for two years since I 've been to that one ! |
| 10 | " I have n't been for some time . |
| 11 | You 're lucky , I have n't been for three days . |
| 12 | I have n't been for three years . |
| 13 | I I have n't been on one of our courses for a little while but I think that 's very similar to er |
| 14 | I 'm afraid I have n't been of much help to you , Mr Millet . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I have n't been to one of the meetings so I ca n't remember who the , but how are all these contained within the budget , all these costs , and have they all been approved and agreed ? |
| 17 | No , do not change that lovely , almost dreamy life we had in Joh'burg — I have n't been to any real parties since I 've been here — had no fun , but even so , I have lost the desire for them . |
| 18 | So I have n't been to any of those coffee mornings I 've met a few people from it . |
| 19 | Well , I do n't know cos I have n't been to any meetings for months , not |
| 20 | ‘ I have n't been in this church for years . ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ I have n't been in this for ages , ’ said Rex Mundi . |
| 23 | ‘ Of course I have n't been in any rackets . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I have n't been around this long without learning that funny things happen to people who know too much about mob business . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . |