Example sentences of "not been [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lane had been assisted by a woman police officer , Detective -Sergeant Phyllis Henley , a thickset girl , whom he had called in because she was an old friend or enemy of Roxie whose own life had not been without criminal excitements . |
| 2 | But she brought them because it salved her conscience to bring something , and she had not been for two weeks now . |
| 3 | the , the chain sir the chain of logic and of course had it not been with one inter interposing there , had it not been for void restrictions , it would not have written , that 's when they were written , they were written only because of the restrictions that 's what enabled them to be written |
| 4 | Had it not been for seasonal visitors , the list of locally popular dishes would have been depressingly brief ; burned steaks , fried fish , and barbecued chicken . |
| 5 | Nathan had not been on enough flights to be anything but excited , and he was going north of the Arctic Circle for the first time . |
| 6 | All mechanical parts seem in very good order and the vehicle has not been in any accidents . |
| 7 | For a man of my age I have n't been to many funerals , the result of belonging to a much reduced family and having a limited acquaintance . |
| 8 | Well , I do n't know cos I have n't been to any meetings for months , not |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Yeah I ai n't been for blooming ages . |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | Cos I have n't been for two years since I 've been to that one ! |
| 13 | It was her idea to come here each summer , but she has n't been for three years now . |
| 14 | It has n't been for three years . " |
| 15 | I have n't been for three years . |
| 16 | You 're lucky , I have n't been for three days . |
| 17 | ‘ My parents and I had n't been on good terms for some time . |
| 18 | But yeah , it 's alright , it 's okay but not a lot 's going on , really , I have n't been in any activities for ages . |
| 19 | ‘ Of course I have n't been in any rackets . |