Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pron] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not say anything for a few moments and then he shrugged and gave a sharp laugh . |
| 2 | Blanche looked at Lancaster with a quizzical smile and did not say anything for a full ten seconds . |
| 3 | sha n't want 'em for a long while |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't use it for a few days , and see how it goes . ’ |
| 5 | But I did n't ring you for a critical appraisal of my work . |
| 6 | ‘ I did n't believe it for a single moment , darling , ’ she repeated earnestly . |
| 7 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
| 8 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 9 | I did n't want Mary to go because I thought I would n't see her for a long time , and I ran over to her and pleaded . |
| 10 | I wo n't marry anyone for a long time . |
| 11 | well you could but you could n't sell it for a reasonable price . |
| 12 | And if someone writes in another language , you wo n't get it for a long time . |
| 13 | It does n't hit you for a long time what you have achieved . |
| 14 | We do n't say nothing for a long time . |