Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have not been for some time except to people who still remember The Beatles and The Animals . |
| 2 | Could you please make these adjustments for the next matrix list which I realise will not be for some time and , in fact , by that time Karen will be off on maternity leave but I leave it to you whether you want to slot in Joan and Jane for that period . |
| 3 | You must be able to swim 500 yards and should not be in full time education at the time of the expedition . |
| 4 | " I have n't been for some time . |
| 5 | " No , and there have n't been for some time . " |
| 6 | One morning he also opened up the building , went upstairs and came down and there was these fresh footprints on a part of the building which he had n't been at that time and he , like myself , looked all over the building and not a soul in sight . |
| 7 | You 're growing up , yes , but you 're not grown-up and you wo n't be for some time , and in the meantime you 're still my girl . |