Example sentences of "[not/n't] [been] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some students may need only to make good on areas where their performance has not been up to the Compact mark , others may need to negotiate the complete range of Compact goals at this level . |
| 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 | Provided they 've not been out of the job all that long , I think , cos things change , do n't they ? |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | I 'd just arrived , and I had n't been up to the village yet , or seen anyone . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Fucking alright , I have n't been up to the today , I 've spent most of it sat fucking here . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ Why do n't you tell me about it ? — Sorry I have n't been around for the last couple of days . |
| 11 | And I wo n't spare a minute 's thought for the fact that Piers has n't been around for the entire day , and lord only knows what he 's getting up to with Nicole . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The man had n't been out of the top four since 1980 but he did n't have the luck to win a title — in ‘ 86 he lost the crown when his helmet strap came undone . |
| 14 | I have n't been out of the house . ’ |
| 15 | I have n't been out to the park in a couple of months and that visit was strictly business . |
| 16 | But he had n't been out in the |
| 17 | You can tell I have n't been out in the garden lately I need , it needs to ci , it 's been too cold ! |
| 18 | ‘ I have n't been down to the sea yet . |
| 19 | Adam said , ‘ I have n't been down to the cottage in an age . |
| 20 | I have n't been back to the island . |