Example sentences of "n't [be] [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know I have n't been up for years . |
| 2 | Well of course it 's not on , it has n't been on for weeks . |
| 3 | PET ‘ HOTEL HATES ’ ( THE FREQUENT ONES ) * narrow stairs and no lifts * low shower pressure * telephone kiosks built for left-handed midgets * only one plug , down on the floor under the bed and 5AMP * hairdryers on 1m fixed lead from the floor socket 3m away from wall mirror facing opposite direction * just two 40 watt lamps to read and work by * toilet rolls positioned for contortionists only * room service that brings each course separately throughout Dallas * radiators that have n't been on for years * radiators that wo n't go off * basins that take half an hour to empty after you 've cleaned your teeth and you want to shave * stoppers that hang under the cold water tap but do n't reach the drain * stoppers that have no chain so you wallow in the dirty water to find them * toilets where you can sit down or close the door but not both |
| 4 | I have n't been here for ages and ages ! |
| 5 | ‘ You have n't been here for weeks — all the time I was ill . |
| 6 | I have n't been here for years , although the land belongs to me . |
| 7 | His father has n't been here for years . |
| 8 | He had n't been round for days . |
| 9 | ‘ He had n't been home for weeks , anyway … ’ |
| 10 | We had n't been out for ages and there was a good film on . ’ |
| 11 | Yeah of course you can , I mean my mum have n't been out for weeks |
| 12 | ‘ He has n't been out for days , ’ another boy said . |
| 13 | You have n't been there for ages . |
| 14 | Well I had n't been there for ages ! |
| 15 | It is n't as if the chances had n't been there for Leeds to win away last term : Oldham 2–0 up with 5 minutes to go , Sheff . |
| 16 | Point is , wo n't be here for tea . |
| 17 | He wo n't be here for dinner probably . |
| 18 | They certainly wo n't be here for Christmas . |
| 19 | If he told her she might go straight back and he would n't be home for hours . |
| 20 | Marilyn Brown says she accepts her son now wo n't be home for Christmas and his 29th birthday on January the 2nd . |
| 21 | Probably would n't be home for weeks anyway . |
| 22 | Remember I sha n't be in for supper . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Stella wo n't be in for dinner , ’ he said in a low voice . |
| 24 | And Gloria would n't be back for hours . |
| 25 | She wo n't be back for hours . ’ |
| 26 | She wo n't be back for ages . ’ |
| 27 | The truck wo n't be back for ages . ’ |
| 28 | Everyone knows — Pepe says he 's going on a foreign tour and wo n't be back for months . |
| 29 | The meeting does n't finish until seven , so I sha n't be back for supper ’ , then he would have avoided a painful homecoming and an upset spouse . |