Example sentences of "had not [vb pp] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had not rained for a week and the white dust of the road started to dull the shine of all the shoes . |
| 2 | She had not pressed for a statement at Westminster out of respect to his family . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | His hand had not wavered for a moment . |
| 5 | The city accountant had compared Derry 's acreage , which had not changed for a century , with other Northern Ireland towns . |
| 6 | He had not shaved for a day or two , and there was fair stubble on his cheeks and jaw . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Of course , she had n't bargained for a hurricane . |
| 9 | ‘ I suppose you had n't bargained for a will ? ’ |
| 10 | And I so I , I went to the doctor just because I did n't go , had n't gone for a while |
| 11 | Although it had n't rained for a week , the path was slippery with mud , deadening sound . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ In Swansea , I heard a chant I had n't heard for a while : ‘ Who beat the Wallabies ? ’ |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |