Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv] [vb pp] for a " in BNC.

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1 Oh well if you have n't had chi or have n't done for a long time you enjoy them .
2 People asked exoneration from a mistake made by a group to which they belonged-the nation-not in individual innocence but in membership of a different and more immediate community that had acted well , a state that had not voted for a dishonest president .
3 She said she had been released half a mile away on a misty common and had not eaten for a long time .
4 All subjects studied were regular smokers but the duodenal ulcer patients were significantly older and had therefore smoked for a longer period ( Table I ) .
5 There are about 3,000 bears there and they could be a hazard if they come out of the dens and have n't eaten for a few months . ’
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