Example sentences of "had n't [vb pp] [prep] a long " in BNC.

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1 She lost him then and had to search and found him eventually curled up amid the wiring in the back of the record-player where he had n't hidden for a long time , not since two dark-haired people who were into black magic had come to dinner and he had disappeared for half a day until she found his secret hole .
2 " You do n't know what your talking about , " Katherine began , experiencing a deep burning rage that she had n't felt for a long time , a rage all the more intense because she knew she could do nothing about it .
3 There was an expression on her face I had n't seen in a long time .
4 He made himself a mixed grill , something he had n't had for a long time , and followed it with real coffee .
5 I noticed how happy people were , which was something I had n't known for a long time .
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