Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Truman indicated on 11 August that American forces should if possible occupy Dairen and a port in Korea as soon as Japan surrendered without awaiting the formal surrender of Japan : the latter could not occur until approximately a fortnight after surrender . |
| 2 | When he did not return for quite a while , she guessed they had been talking to each other about her . |
| 3 | It can thus invest on the assumption that the contract will not last for merely a year . |
| 4 | She heard the question and did n't answer for quite a while , just looked at me . |
| 5 | He did n't speak for nearly a minute ; the DDA sat quietly , knowing this was not the time to interrupt his thoughts . |
| 6 | Their eyes met , sheer delight in each other in both pairs , and then Luke was kissing her on the mouth with so much loving tenderness that she could n't speak for quite a while . |
| 7 | I , I do n't know , I certainly would n't rely on just a sales brochure if I was making a major trans |
| 8 | Er I I think I take Mr 's point that er you would n't go to well a mile it 's really going to be horses for courses is n't it ? |