Example sentences of "n't been [vb pp] for [adj] years " 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 | The 12 cider apple trees in the orchard at Lower House Farm , Yarpole near Leominster have n't been picked for 5 years . |
| 7 | Rude Pravo has n't been published for fifteen years . ’ |
| 8 | I 've told you , Rude Pravo has n't been published for fifteen years . ’ |