Example sentences of "[not/n't] been [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | She knew she had been dismissed from Algox because she had not been up for grabs . |
2 | not been on for ages . |
3 | I do n't know I have n't been up for years . |
4 | Well of course it 's not on , it has n't been on for weeks . |
5 | PET ‘ HOTEL HATES ’ ( THE FREQUENT ONES ) * narrow stairs and no lifts * low shower pressure * telephone kiosks built for left-handed midgets * only one plug , down on the floor under the bed and 5AMP * hairdryers on 1m fixed lead from the floor socket 3m away from wall mirror facing opposite direction * just two 40 watt lamps to read and work by * toilet rolls positioned for contortionists only * room service that brings each course separately throughout Dallas * radiators that have n't been on for years * radiators that wo n't go off * basins that take half an hour to empty after you 've cleaned your teeth and you want to shave * stoppers that hang under the cold water tap but do n't reach the drain * stoppers that have no chain so you wallow in the dirty water to find them * toilets where you can sit down or close the door but not both |
6 | I have n't been here for ages and ages ! |
7 | ‘ You have n't been here for weeks — all the time I was ill . |
8 | I have n't been here for years , although the land belongs to me . |
9 | His father has n't been here for years . |
10 | He had n't been round for days . |
11 | ‘ He had n't been home for weeks , anyway … ’ |
12 | We had n't been out for ages and there was a good film on . ’ |
13 | Yeah of course you can , I mean my mum have n't been out for weeks |
14 | ‘ He has n't been out for days , ’ another boy said . |
15 | You have n't been there for ages . |
16 | Well I had n't been there for ages ! |
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 . |