Example sentences of "n't be [adv] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He has n't been here for some time , ’ Hari answered . |
| 2 | You 've just said you have n't been around for several weeks . |
| 3 | One song reveals the damaging influence on their minds of their sojourn in London : ‘ Soccer Fan ’ is a peon of praise to Everton 's midfield cruncher , Norman Whiteside. l CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT Get Ahead ( Mercury ) You can tell that Curiosity Killed The Cat have n't been around for some time . |
| 4 | They had n't been out for any days since Adam had been at home . |
| 5 | have n't been there for many years |
| 6 | I had n't been there for more than a minute when the skipper bellowed : ‘ This is melanoma country , mate . |
| 7 | The couple next door said she had n't been there for several days . |
| 8 | He also had to juggle the practicalities of being coach , going on part-time high-school teaching , and seeing if Otago Cricket Association would continue employing him in the off-season as executive director when he would n't be around for much of the summer . |
| 9 | It wo n't be over for any of us until the people who make war have been destroyed . ’ |
| 10 | It was true , but Wycliffe remembered Emily Pascoe 's words : ‘ … delicate ; you could see she would n't be long for this world . ’ |
| 11 | He wo n't be in for another oh God knows . |
| 12 | ‘ He wo n't be back for another half hour . |
| 13 | ‘ They wo n't be back for another ten days . ’ |