Example sentences of "not [verb] [pron] [prep] a while " in BNC.
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1 | He had not seen her for a while and he was pretty sure she had committed suicide . |
2 | He felt a contentment when he was in her company that he missed when he did not see her for a while . |
3 | ‘ I do n't do anything for a while , not even put on a pair of trainers . |
4 | Have n't seen her for a while . |
5 | I have n't seen them for a while |
6 | Oh I was very , I have n't seen him for a while , being ill you do n't , but er , he was always sending messages of good will when I was in hospital . |
7 | They got worried when they had n't seen him for a while . |
8 | I have n't seen him for a while actually . |
9 | One friend of mine — I had n't seen him in a while , then one day I met him in school with my head covered , and he said : ‘ Yasmin , have you gone religious ? ’ |
10 | ‘ Have n't seen you for a while . ’ |
11 | ‘ Have n't seen you for a while , Mac , ’ she said , tight-lipped as she dropped the cheese rolls into a brown paper bag . |
12 | We have n't done it for a while . |
13 | We have n't used him in a while . ’ |
14 | You have n't used us for a while . |
15 | Not lucky me I ca n't stand it after a while . |
16 | Iain did n't notice her for a while , but eventually it dawned on him that the blur in the corner of his eye was n't just a blob of grease on his eyelash . |
17 | Therefore you do n't say anything for a while , conceal it , perhaps even kid yourself that the pregnancy will go away if you do n't acknowledge it . |
18 | We did n't say anything for a while , I was leaning beside him against his bench watching him clean off the rust . |