Example sentences of "[vb -s] not been for " in BNC.
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1 | Although the Church was slow off the mark following the population migration and concentration in the expanding towns during the Industrial Revolution , failure has not been for want of trying . |
2 | She has n't been for a long time . |
3 | It was her idea to come here each summer , but she has n't been for three years now . |
4 | There is never a month that I am not overseas , and has n't been for many years — long before I achieved my present position . |
5 | It has n't been for three years . " |
6 | ‘ He 's not married , has n't been for a long time . |
7 | Yes , but he has n't been for ages has he ? |
8 | Has n't been for a few years . |
9 | And I think her husband will probably die before she will but erm he cos he 's older than she is even , but erm and he 's not very well , has n't been for a long time . |
10 | It 's not been for us to tell people what they should or should n't eat or do anything with , because the , in , in one respect that 's a nann nannying attitude from er , whether it 's the legislators saying we 're not going to approve the right legislation so that you have that information , but on the other hand by manufacturers and others saying you trust us . |
11 | Well the window cleaner 's not been for a while has he ? |