Example sentences of "[verb] not been for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It was her idea to come here each summer , but she has n't been for three years now . |
| 3 | It has n't been for three years . " |
| 4 | There was a lesson at school I should have loved if it had not been for poor Lucy . |
| 5 | But she brought them because it salved her conscience to bring something , and she had not been for two weeks now . |
| 6 | Hardwick 's involvement might have ended there , if it had not been for one of the tradesmen , who addressed a petition to the Company nine months later : his original estimate of £2,514 18 1¼d had left him bearing a loss of £266 6 3¾d . |
| 7 | ‘ owing to the presence of which ’ This point is normally covered in any witness statement that might be available , viz. ‘ I saw four vehicles were involved etc. ’ or ‘ if it had not been for that vehicle the accident would not have happened ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ Sir , ’ he said to the court , ‘ I would be a dead man by now if it had not been for this gentleman . ’ |
| 9 | And equally clearly , concealed in the base of the box , it had not been for public view . |
| 10 | I would have died too if it had n't been for that telegraph pole . ’ |
| 11 | And I 'll tell you somethin' else : your mother would n't have died if it had n't been for that man . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ If it had n't been for that you 'd never have found us . ’ |
| 13 | If it had n't been for that you 'd have reached Shipton and been on a train by now . ’ |
| 14 | It was in Schiaparelli that she met Tricarico , who brought her aboard the Resplendent Trogon , which led her into the presence of Balthazar Plum — and if it had n't been for all that , she would never have acquired the Alice in the first place . |
| 15 | There were no sounds of any kind coming from Alina 's bedroom , and had n't been for more than an hour . |
| 16 | Deep inside , I thought that George loved Lennie and vice versa because if it had n't been for this love , they would n't have been able to survive happily together . |
| 17 | They have not been for some time except to people who still remember The Beatles and The Animals . |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | Cos I have n't been for two years since I 've been to that one ! |
| 20 | You 're lucky , I have n't been for three days . |
| 21 | I have n't been for three years . |
| 22 | " I have n't been for some time . |
| 23 | " No , and there have n't been for some time . " |