Example sentences of "[vb past] not been [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Since you had not been here for a fortnight , ’ he said , ‘ I assumed that you had completed your enquiries . ’ |
| 2 | It might not have been a very long missive , but it brought Aubrey into the room as if they had not been apart for two whole years . |
| 3 | If the builders of this artificial paradise had not been around for several millennia — as Alex Bannen seemed to think — how come the flora and fauna had n't run riot and completely ruined the environment ? |
| 4 | She knew she had been dismissed from Algox because she had not been up for grabs . |
| 5 | Mere existence had not been enough for him , in the Epilogue 's diagnosis ; he had always wanted something more . |
| 6 | He had n't been round for days . |
| 7 | It was n't enough ; it had n't been enough for a long time . |
| 8 | I did n't know Julia had n't been in for a long while . |
| 9 | you know , it is just so frustrating , you know and er some of these kids he said and the language they use , one girl came in , she had n't been in for three or four days , he had n't met her and he said hello you must be such and such er |
| 10 | And that misuse of the aerosol sprays is probably responsible for about three thousand five hundred deaths , but I think you 've got to put that into perspective , first of all against the six thousand people who are killed on the roads every year in Britain , and you 've also got to set it against our estimate that there are more than a quarter of a million people alive today who would have died in childhood if it had n't been specifically for the advantage of being able to take medicines , anti-biotics generally in their childhood to keep them alive . |
| 11 | We had n't been out for ages and there was a good film on . ’ |
| 12 | I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’ |
| 13 | They had n't been out for any days since Adam had been at home . |
| 14 | ‘ He had n't been home for weeks , anyway … ’ |
| 15 | I had n't been there for more than a minute when the skipper bellowed : ‘ This is melanoma country , mate . |
| 16 | The couple next door said she had n't been there for several days . |
| 17 | It is n't as if the chances had n't been there for Leeds to win away last term : Oldham 2–0 up with 5 minutes to go , Sheff . |
| 18 | Well I had n't been there for ages ! |