Example sentences of "not been [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Provided they 've not been out of the job all that long , I think , cos things change , do n't they ? |
| 2 | It had not been out of the cupboard for some months and it really showed off until I treated it to a stiff drink ( surgical spirit ) and a nice massage with an oily rag . |
| 3 | Betty , who clearly had not washed , since she had not been down to the stream and there was no water in the cottage , padded about in her dressing-gown and slippers offering to slice the bread for breakfast . |
| 4 | Melanie had not been down to the work-room since her very first morning ; she tried not to look at the partially assembled puppets , hanged and dismembered , on the walls . |
| 5 | I 'd just arrived , and I had n't been up to the village yet , or seen anyone . |
| 6 | So , concentrate on this and I 'm , I 'm , must get round to , I 'm sorry my life has been in turmoil because of the , the dog situation , Jean and I have n't been up to the West End , but erm , I , I know which book I want , I want to get you , erm , and yes , I want you to do this , so and this actually it 's very good , very difficult , good , do a bit of technic . |
| 7 | We 've never jumped on the bandwagon 'cos it 's clearly going to end in tears , but there 's definitely been a vibe that has n't been around since the days of the Buzzcocks and The Electric Circus . |
| 8 | The guy with the locks and the lyrics whose ‘ Legend ’ LP has n't been out of the UK Top 75 album chart since 1984 . |
| 9 | I have n't been out of the house . ’ |
| 10 | I have n't been out to the park in a couple of months and that visit was strictly business . |
| 11 | You can tell I have n't been out in the garden lately I need , it needs to ci , it 's been too cold ! |
| 12 | ‘ I have n't been down to the sea yet . |
| 13 | Adam said , ‘ I have n't been down to the cottage in an age . |
| 14 | I have n't been back to the island . |