Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [not/n't] been [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | His father has n't been here for years . |
| 3 | If the builders of this artificial paradise had not been around for several millennia — as Alex Bannen seemed to think — how come the flora and fauna had n't run riot and completely ruined the environment ? |
| 4 | Mere existence had not been enough for him , in the Epilogue 's diagnosis ; he had always wanted something more . |
| 5 | Yeah of course you can , I mean my mum have n't been out for weeks |
| 6 | A reader called to say she had a postcard dated 1910 which showed the fire with a notice saying : ‘ This fire has n't been out for over 200 years . ’ |