Example sentences of "n't [be] [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her British certificate has n't been renewed for twenty years . ’ |
| 2 | Mademoiselle from Armentières … has n't been kissed for forty years … has n't been kissed … |
| 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 | On being asked about the condition of the front door and windows , he admitted they had n't been painted for many years and that the door had more or less reached the end of its life , and showed it . |
| 5 | The play 's pleasures are largely connoisseurial ( it has n't been seen for 20 years ) , though one suspects its absence from the stage is a case of understandable neglect . |
| 6 | After a while the station returned to normal , Charlotte had n't been seen for some time , and Albert had been killed in World War I so all three participants in the awful tragedy had gone for ever , or had they ? |
| 7 | Barbara Allsopp and her husband Alan have n't been seen for three days . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 9 | The 12 cider apple trees in the orchard at Lower House Farm , Yarpole near Leominster have n't been picked for 5 years . |
| 10 | Rude Pravo has n't been published for fifteen years . ’ |
| 11 | I 've told you , Rude Pravo has n't been published for fifteen years . ’ |
| 12 | Well mine ai n't been used for three month . |
| 13 | This has n't been used for some time so it 's a bit so I 'm just going to wipe it out so there are no particles or foreign bodies in there . |
| 14 | Most of his staff are currently on strike because they have n't been paid for two months , so Soliz is going personally to open the new group and give the first lesson . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The players have n't been paid for three months , so who in their right mind wants to rescue them ? |
| 17 | The decision wo n't be announced for 6 months . |
| 18 | The sex sessions started after the teenager , who ca n't be named for legal reasons , moved in with 53-year-old Lineker because she was unhappy at home . |
| 19 | The boy , who ca n't be named for legal reasons , appeared before Swindon Youth Court for sentencing on twenty-one offences ranging from shoplifting to assaulting police . |
| 20 | The defendant , who ca n't be named for legal reasons , was bailed to appear in court again on February the twenty-fourth . |
| 21 | Sheffield Crown Court heard that the man , who ca n't be named for legal reasons , kidnapped his twenty seven year old wife and took her to an isolated spot on the moors above the city and raped and sexually assaulted her . |
| 22 | And Sheffield Crown Court has heard how a man allegedly kidnapped and raped his wife ; the man who ca n't be named for legal reasons , was separated from her at the time of the supposed attack , and the case is making legal history . |
| 23 | His only regular commitment was a fortnightly diary , so he would n't be missed for another week or two . |
| 24 | The future of the museum and art gallery wo n't be decided for some time , but if it does win through , its battle for survival will become part of the history of the town itself . |
| 25 | ‘ The hospital say he ca n't be moved for two months yet , ’ said Annunziata , picking up the tray again , ‘ but then il dottore will arrange everything . |
| 26 | and I 'll be you wo n't be qualified for paid time off . |
| 27 | The public inquiry is expected to last a week , but a final decision wo n't be taken for several months . |
| 28 | Ian Ferguson and Pieter Huistra wo n't be considered for first-team places until next week . |
| 29 | If they 'd done so , if they 'd insisted that local authorities did provide the sites they are supposed to provide I believe there would now be sufficient pitches for all travellers and that they would n't be used for illegal parking erm at the level that there is at the moment . |
| 30 | Creams or ointments containing steroids often help reduce the inflammation and itching in the skin but should n't be used for long periods of time . |