Example sentences of "not [verb] for a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lepine was not cremated for a few days yet , until after the despatch of a couple of his victims also being tended to at the Côte-Des-Neiges cemetery , opposite the mountain , alongside the University of Montreal , where Marc Lepine joined his victims in the silence at the centre . |
| 2 | Dana did not reappear for a few days , and during that time I felt I was going mad . |
| 3 | ‘ I had not worked for a few months so I was ready to do something , ’ is how he explains his reasons for doing it . |
| 4 | I have n't toured for a few years now , apart from the World Cup and I made that an exception because I felt we could go all the way and win it . ’ |
| 5 | You see , when we went through the asteroid storm , I did n't watch for a few seconds . |
| 6 | Normally , each hair follicle goes through a resting phase ( telogen ) every few years : hair stops growing , falls out and is n't replaced for a few months . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |
| 9 | Sir Stanley 's only regret is that he did n't play for a few years more . |