Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [noun prp] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He invented a serious accident for his wife as an excuse not to see Eleanor for a while . |
| 2 | But Flynn is not pushing Harper for a decision and is happy to leave things in the air for a fortnight or so . |
| 3 | It so happened that on one of these Sundays my CO strolled by at the same time , and the AOC asked him why he had not seen Mahaddie for a pilot 's course . |
| 4 | It was agreed that they would not see Minton for a while . |
| 5 | But you 'll not have Martha for a wife , not while there 's breath left in my body you wo n't , and you 'll not split my fortune , neither , not if you want to live to see your grandchildren . " |
| 6 | He did not call Amanda for a week . |
| 7 | I 'm not fingering Tod for a fruit , not exactly . |
| 8 | So if you 're thinking of building an extension , refitting the kitchen , improving the bathroom or starting some other permanent home improvement project , why not ask NatWest for a Home Improvement Loan to spread the cost ? |
| 9 | and , and , well and to you as well Viv but er I have n't seen Viv , I have n't seen Pete for a while . |
| 10 | Oh he 's in hospital , I did n't know a thing about it , I 've been saying when we 've been to the Pentam , we have n't seen Trevor for a while , we have n't seen Trevor , and even Barry at the Pentam did n't tell me , he thought I knew |
| 11 | She did n't believe James for a moment . |
| 12 | I did n't see Ted for a while after that . |