Example sentences of "not been [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not that she was unattractive , or that there had not been offers for her . |
| 2 | It 's not been Bump for a week or two . |
| 3 | Many of these had not been Christians for very long . |
| 4 | For one thing , there had not been time for the more remotely-seated lords to arrive , if indeed many of them heeded the summons ; and the Balliol supporters , of course , remained absent . |
| 5 | They have n't been champions for 26 years and it could be another 26 before they win it again . |
| 6 | Carbon monoxide has no smell and if your appliance has n't been services for some time you may now be in danger . |
| 7 | The need for development has to be established and so erm I refute the fact totally that there has n't been pressure for development in the countryside , that 's certainly not the case . |
| 8 | There simply has n't been time for the body to clear the first lot before it 's topped up with a second dose of alcohol . |
| 9 | I would have sworn there had n't been time for you to make any kind of progress since last night . |
| 10 | ‘ I have written to Joe about it , ’ Maureen said , ‘ but there has n't been time for a reply yet . ’ |