Example sentences of "not been [verb] for some time " in BNC.
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1 | Although it has not been seen for some time , the manuscript may contain a specimen of Mary Leapor 's handwriting . |
2 | The Court of Appeal decided to undertake a review of the basic principles of the law in this area and as this has not been done for some time we now set out in detail what they held . |
3 | It was owned by the Baron de Rochefort and his family , and visitors had not been encouraged for some time , as the Baron did not enjoy the best of health . |
4 | Do n't be discouraged by this , as it is a good sign that you have stretched muscles that have not been used for some time . |
5 | The UN knows that much of the Cambodian army has not been paid for some time , so , until a new government takes over , it is considering paying the troops itself . |
6 | Although fitted with an alarm courtesy of the Venice in Peril Fund , this had not been working for some time . |
7 | A novelist I know has devoted the last 20 years to writing stuff that is completely impossible to film , with the result that he has not been published for some time . |