Example sentences of "[adv] [been] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Did you come here , ’ mumbled Dottie , very close , ‘ to ask me fatuous questions the police have already been through a hundred times , or for other reasons ? ’ |
2 | Mind you , he 'd probably been through a sticky time . |
3 | She has n't been for a long time . |
4 | ‘ He 's not married , has n't been for a long time . |
5 | No , sure , have n't been for a long time have you ? |
6 | Have n't been for a long time , no , I 'm not more |
7 | And I think her husband will probably die before she will but erm he cos he 's older than she is even , but erm and he 's not very well , has n't been for a long time . |