Example sentences of "had [not/n't] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since Picasso and Braque had not exhibited for some time , and since they had not taken part in the manifestations at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne , the public were not in a position to realize that their abstention deprived the Section d'Or of much of its meaning . |
| 2 | She complained that her children had apparently not been allowed access to a Baptist minister , but was told that they had not asked for religious support when it was offered . |
| 3 | It might have continued like that for me too , if I had not needed a chat with my local breastfeeding counsellor and realised she had not asked for any payment . |
| 4 | However , the Colonel had not waited for this confirmation in writing and issued his certificate on 24 May , so the line opened on 26 May without ceremony , the company taking their pick of the 19 cars stored in Mitcham Road depôt . |
| 5 | Both reluctantly agreed that they had reputations for fighting , but insisted that they had not strived for such status . |
| 6 | At Warrington , a deaf man decided to pay a visit to a relative he had not seen for some time , and set off to cycle there . |
| 7 | D'Arcy recognised the faces of several ex-special forces personnel whom he had not seen for some time . |
| 8 | Belgium , as a member state of the EEC , had not legislated for equal pay . |
| 9 | He had n't appeared for this scene : none of the actors had . |
| 10 | Neither of them seemed to be emergencies , as the callers had n't asked for immediate aid . |
| 11 | Len had n't spoken for some time . |
| 12 | You had n't spoken for some time . |