Example sentences of "have not [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Griffiths , who has not played for a month because of a rib injury , watched Cardiff overwhelm London Welsh on Saturday and is expected to train with the club next week . |
| 2 | Andersson has not played for a month but trained with United for the first time yesterday and made an instant impression . |
| 3 | ‘ She has not spoken for a month . |
| 4 | The difference between the French and English approaches to making mustard , technology apart , has not changed for a century . |
| 5 | He has n't trained for a month and wo n't travel with the 18-man squad . |
| 6 | The kind of farcical spectacle pop has n't provided for a while , it had everything from Radio 1 getting in a tizzy about whether to ban it to TOTP carrying drug warnings , from ageing DJs singing along to the chorus to ageing rockers ( Francis Rossi of Status Quo ) crawling out of the woodwork to condemn it . |
| 7 | It is not difficult — though may be expensive — to hire a guide for a day ( or a week ) so that you find the best snow available at each time of the day and each season , whether it has n't snowed for a week or is blizzarding as you start the day . |
| 8 | It had not rained for a week and the white dust of the road started to dull the shine of all the shoes . |
| 9 | She had not pressed for a statement at Westminster out of respect to his family . |
| 10 | The father had not applied for a Medjay to guard his house , giving as his reason that he had efficient men of his own to do the job . |
| 11 | His hand had not wavered for a moment . |
| 12 | The city accountant had compared Derry 's acreage , which had not changed for a century , with other Northern Ireland towns . |
| 13 | He had not shaved for a day or two , and there was fair stubble on his cheeks and jaw . |
| 14 | Dave was off with his hernia Ross , Wayne Lindsay we 've not seen for a year , I mean I know things have been difficult for the last year |
| 15 | ‘ I 've not come for a drink . |
| 16 | Our young labourer Kevin , whom I 've not mentioned for a while , gets the strenuous pick and shovel jobs . |
| 17 | She had n't planned for a witness , but it seemed that she had one ; the woman was over on the iron steps , watching her across the restaurant deck . |
| 18 | Of course , she had n't bargained for a hurricane . |
| 19 | ‘ I suppose you had n't bargained for a will ? ’ |
| 20 | And I so I , I went to the doctor just because I did n't go , had n't gone for a while |
| 21 | Although it had n't rained for a week , the path was slippery with mud , deadening sound . |
| 22 | So far they had n't applied for a search warrant to go over the boat , but Maurice did n't care if they did . |
| 23 | While we had n't asked for a film sample it 's worth knowing that all bureau should be able to offer this service — it can save time and money at the printing end . |
| 24 | He wrote to his sister , who he had n't seen for a year , as he had been travelling round Europe before joining the Legion . |
| 25 | ‘ In Swansea , I heard a chant I had n't heard for a while : ‘ Who beat the Wallabies ? ’ |
| 26 | right , I mean I 'm not quite sure how Coslow will go about things , I mean the reason we wanted someone from Coslow is cos we wanted someone from the Federation of Scottish Theatre cos we had n't heard for a while |
| 27 | Some of them looked as if they had only just risen from their beds , as if this was breakfast time to them ; others had the look of people who had n't slept for a week . |
| 28 | If she had n't known for a fact that he liked nothing about her she might have mistaken that note in his voice for admiration . |
| 29 | The chub take slugs absolutely savagely , as though they have not fed for a week and their very lives depend on seizing that particular specimen . |
| 30 | ‘ I have not suggested for a moment that I regard all humanity as rotten , ’ George said icily . |