Example sentences of "[pron] have n't been [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Do you think I have n't been over every inch of that argument a million times ? |
2 | ‘ I have n't been over there yet , ’ she said . |
3 | I have n't been into her bedroom though I saw some chair legs and a pair of shoes as I passed the half-open door . |
4 | I have n't been into the room since Adolph died . |
5 | No , I have n't been into York yet , I 'm on my way , I live near Harrogate . |
6 | Er two bedrooms , it was a number sixty six Street in those days , there were new houses built on where it is now , I have n't been into Palfry for years but er there were five houses in the row , there was a family named at one end , there was us my nan of course we were next to , next to us was Mrs , a Mr and Mrs , and then er that was one side of the entry the other side of the entry was a family named , they had quite a large family , there was er two or three of those married Mrs and then er then Mrs they were all relatives , cos there was no such thing as overcrowding in those days you got as many in as you could you see , there was , another was Mr and Mrs she was a daughter of Mrs there was Mrs and Mrs she was another daughter of Mrs , and then er there were , there was a , a young man he was a son of Mrs , the were I think show people originally cos they were a bit anyhow there were five houses down the yard we had n't got running water in the sink , we had a , a big stone pump pipe in at the bottom of the entry we all had to go and draw out our own drinking water from this one standpipe . |
7 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |
8 | " I have n't been for some time . |
9 | 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 |
10 | I used to be , but I have n't been for a long while I used to we ca n't say that I was there last year but |
11 | I was just gon na say , some sometimes , I have n't been for a bit mind you , oh , well the last time I went , sometimes I go to Wales to Blaenau Ffestiniog or to congregation |
12 | Cos I have n't been for two years since I 've been to that one ! |
13 | You 're lucky , I have n't been for three days . |
14 | I have n't been for three years . |
15 | cos I have n't been for about a month , three weeks . |
16 | I I have n't been on one of our courses for a little while but I think that 's very similar to er |
17 | ’ I have n't been on the stage for a long time , so I 'm bound to be as nervous as a kitten before I go on . |
18 | No I have n't been since the c they moved the casualty there . |
19 | I 'm afraid I have n't been of much help to you , Mr Millet . ’ |
20 | I have n't been to an organized campsite for perhaps fifteen years , so all this is new to me . |
21 | ‘ I have n't been to the boatyard yet . |
22 | No , do not change that lovely , almost dreamy life we had in Joh'burg — I have n't been to any real parties since I 've been here — had no fun , but even so , I have lost the desire for them . |
23 | Some of the reasons they encountered for not losing weight included ‘ I have n't been to the toilet yet today ’ , ‘ I 've been arguing with my husband ’ , ‘ I absorb fat through my skin ’ , ( especially popular with people working in chip shops and serving school meals ) and ‘ it 's the cough medicine I 'm having for my sore throat ’ . |
24 | I have n't been to a ball since I came to Canada . ’ |
25 | I have n't been to a service here for years . ’ |
26 | ‘ No ; I have n't been to Durham Cathedral . ’ |
27 | 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 . |
28 | I have n't been to Paris since er ooh a long time a whe last time I went there I was on honeymoon so that 's a few years ago . |
29 | I have n't been to a Leeds match for absolutely ages and could do with any info on getting hold of tickets , which parts of the ground need tickets and the best places to stand/sit … and park the car etc . |
30 | Now erm , I have n't been to a match lately , but these pictures I 've seen , there 's still all these fences around to stop people doing that . |