Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] been [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 He has n't been round for a while , Andy , has he ?
2 And I wo n't spare a minute 's thought for the fact that Piers has n't been around for the entire day , and lord only knows what he 's getting up to with Nicole .
3 You 've not been on for a while have you ?
4 Good you 've not been on for a while either have you ?
5 I did n't know Julia had n't been in for a long while .
6 I had n't been out for a long time , so I did it for the relaxation , really ! ’
7 ‘ I have n't been up for a while , ’ her father said , implying a total absence of mind , and some of body , too .
8 Cos you know she usually do if I have n't been round for a while she 'll say oh what 's the matter , have I done something wrong or why you have n't been round or Perhaps she thinks well it 's too far to come .
9 ‘ Why do n't you tell me about it ? — Sorry I have n't been around for the last couple of days .
10 But the they give it you at the end of the quarter , even if you have n't been in for a quarter .
11 We have n't been out for a drink us since , I think last time we went out New Year 's Day
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