Example sentences of "n't [been] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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1 | So he went up and had a scan and they s they checked it and of course when they checked the scan they noticed that his kid one of his kidneys had n't been functioning for a long time . |
2 | Oh I 'm gon na start going , I have n't been swimming for that long and I 've been saying off and on oh I must go , I must go , but when it 's so cold outside you do n't feel like coming out with all wet hair and all that |
3 | Do you remember that evening — I had n't been working for you for very long — and you gave me a lift home ? ’ |
4 | Well if you have n't been working for six months you are looking for a job , you are not unemployed . |
5 | ‘ A military gentleman has n't been asking for me , has he ? |
6 | ‘ But Gary — I have n't been spying for you ! |
7 | ‘ It 's because I have n't been winning for a while and I am desperate . |