Example sentences of "have not been [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Completed in July 1991 , it now houses our colony of nine chimpanzees , who have not been on public display for over two years .
2 ‘ 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 .
3 They have not been for some time except to people who still remember The Beatles and The Animals .
4 A Mersey Docks and Harbour Company official said : ‘ They are quite old , and have not been in regular use in recent years . ’
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 ‘ I 'm not sure that we have n't been at some point , ’ says Mr Garner .
8 I 'm afraid I have n't been of much help to you , Mr Millet . ’
9 Mm we have n't been through this way for a long time have we ?
10 You have n't been outside that door for days .
11 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
12 Cos I have n't been for two years since I 've been to that one !
13 I have n't been for three years .
14 You 're lucky , I have n't been for three days .
15 " I have n't been for some time .
16 " No , and there have n't been for some time . "
17 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 .
18 Well , I do n't know cos I have n't been to any meetings for months , not
19 ‘ 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 .
20 We have n't been round this way for a while have we ?
21 Accidental fires do happen when the Peak is very dry but we have n't been in that situation yet .
22 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 .
23 ‘ I have n't been in this church for years . ’
24 ‘ 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 . ’
25 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 .
26 ‘ Of course I have n't been in any rackets .
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