Example sentences of "not [been] [vb pp] for three [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed a wise precaution to lunge him first , as he had not been ridden for three days , and this was accomplished in a corner of the field without either difficulties or a great deal of finesse . |
| 2 | There was virtually no constituency organisation to cope with a major campaign — it had not been needed for three decades ! |
| 3 | The Lombard brothers and Mike Waterlane , however , scored a goal apiece to put Rutshire into Sunday 's final against the mighty South Sussex , who had n't been beaten for three years . |
| 4 | Barbara Allsopp and her husband Alan have n't been seen for three days . |
| 5 | ‘ At Doncaster the buffet was closed , the waiting room looked like it had n't been cleaned for three months , the staff locked themselves in a room and every time we heard an engine and dashed out it was pulling coal wagons . ’ |
| 6 | Well mine ai n't been used for three month . |
| 7 | The makeshift team of veteran professionals and apprentices have n't been paid for three months and the club must find a quarter of a million pounds to guarantee survival . |
| 8 | The players have n't been paid for three months , so who in their right mind wants to rescue them ? |