Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [vb pp] for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The judge has not asked for the 37year-old Marquess , heir to Blenheim Palace , to attend .
2 Hirst , who scored in his second appearance on the 1991 tour of Australasia , has not played for the senior side since that Wembley game .
3 While Mr Patiño may well be selling to simplify his life after he moves into his new London residence , Mrs Johnson 's reasons for selling are much more controversial , as it is generally believed that the heiress has not paid for the celebrated Badminton Cabinet which she bought at Christie 's , London , in July 1990 for a record £7.6 million ( $15.2 million ) .
4 When you realise that 90 are now considered a reasonable number , it is clear that at least one thing has not changed for the better .
5 Andersson has n't played for the Belgian club for three months .
6 Taylor said : ‘ Freidle would n't meet the criteria for a work permit if he has n't played for the full international side of a country that does n't have a high standard of football .
7 Erm your worships as far as the personal circumstances are concerned she is fifty nine years old , she has n't worked for the last three years she 's in receipt of invalidity benefit similarly her husband who has n't worked for the last ten or eleven years er , is on invalidity benefit .
8 Erm your worships as far as the personal circumstances are concerned she is fifty nine years old , she has n't worked for the last three years she 's in receipt of invalidity benefit similarly her husband who has n't worked for the last ten or eleven years er , is on invalidity benefit .
9 Maureen has n't worked for the last few years and she 's ill herself , she 's got hepatitis B.
10 Lyle , who scored a 71 for 147 , has n't qualified for the other two American majors .
11 The students ' performance on the problem based and lecture courses were not found to correlate with their preference for type of course , and those who had not volunteered for the new pathway did as well as those who had , even on the problem based sections of the new curriculum .
12 The home owner had not waited for the bureaucratic processes to be completed ; she had acted out of the goodness of her heart .
13 Dana had not appeared for the promised fitting or for the rehearsal , excusing herself at the last minute because Roman had wanted her for alterations to one of the outfits she was to wear .
14 I 've not cared for the last few at all , but this one I 'd definitely play on the radio .
15 I had n't bargained for the next difficulty : ‘ It wo n't work , ’ he commented , ‘ because my son smokes and he 'll take pity on me and give me one when I run out . ’
16 I wish I had n't asked for the damned drink now .
17 Sandra 's friends would all be so much younger than herself , and then she heard that the guest list comprised all age groups and included many of her old local friends whom she had n't seen for the past two years , and so she decided to go .
18 Most of those could be animals whose consignors have not applied for the special beef premium payment ( BSPS ) or which do not carry a CCD ( Cattle Control Document ) or passport .
19 Taxi drivers and even rickshaw cyclists often face arrest if they have not paid for the correct license .
20 If clutter is your only problem , be ruthless and get rid of anything hanging around that you have not used for the last six months , and put anything else away in a cupboard , cabinet or closet somewhere .
21 You have n't gone for the Enigmatic or Hordes Of Locusts style of material .
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