Example sentences of "not [verb] for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The kind of music she had not heard for a long time . |
| 2 | Although they discovered they had hardly a single taste in common , he was nonetheless a witty and amusing host and she found herself laughing in a way she had not done for a considerable time . |
| 3 | These were friends not seen for a long time , visited now because there was something to celebrate . |
| 4 | Lions are strong but can not run for a long time . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've not played for a long time and to get a goal in the first ten minutes was incredible . |
| 6 | He simply hopes they will emerge of their own accord , and this may not happen for a considerable time . |
| 7 | One enterprising station-master frequently told all passengers that their trains would not leave for a long time . |
| 8 | In this case , Lord Denning distinguished Bartlett v Sidney Marcus ( 1965 ) by explaining that if a car does not go for a reasonable time and the engine breaks up , this is evidence to show that the car was not fit for its purpose when sold . |
| 9 | She said she had been released half a mile away on a misty common and had not eaten for a long time . |
| 10 | Anyway , we thought it would be suitably ironic and some sort of justice for having been booted off the Argent tour to cover that song , especially as Argent have not existed for a long time . |
| 11 | Susie did not reply for a long time . |