Example sentences of "not [been] [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.

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1 During the same period , there has not been one prosecution for corruption , although it is no secret that the economy is dominated by powerful politicians with access to cheap state funds , import licences and influence .
2 Since I have been in the Chair , the Chief Secretary has been interrupted so often that there has not been much opportunity for him to do that .
3 THE PAST three dry years have not been good ones for young trees .
4 I am not saying that there has not been considerable support for it , and he can report that to the House .
5 Fairfax has n't been this way for twenty years .
6 ‘ There has n't been any post for me by any chance , has there , Iris ? ’
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