Example sentences of "not [be] for some [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They have not been for some time except to people who still remember The Beatles and The Animals .
2 Could you please make these adjustments for the next matrix list which I realise will not be for some time and , in fact , by that time Karen will be off on maternity leave but I leave it to you whether you want to slot in Joan and Jane for that period .
3 " I have n't been for some time .
4 " No , and there have n't been for some time . "
5 You 're growing up , yes , but you 're not grown-up and you wo n't be for some time , and in the meantime you 're still my girl .
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