Example sentences of "n't [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] " 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 In an era of fast food , subsistence incomes do n't make for a culinary culture .
3 If you ca n't wait for a new model , the Black & Decker Woodworker is ideal for the beginner , or for those wanting a second router for lots of small repetitive tasks .
4 What we did n't know for a long time was that this book is his revenge on his parents .
5 " 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 .
6 Cos she has n't applied for a green card to work , cos there 's point
7 Kate has a sensitivity and a gentleness in her face that we have n't seen for a long time . ’
8 No , she actually just , I have n't seen for a long time so she can have one of these .
9 Ah , now this is the one I have n't done for a long time , now this is the one
10 Oh well if you have n't had chi or have n't done for a long time you enjoy them .
11 Have n't done for a long time .
12 This wo n't work for a single motif , but how about a single motif in black , knitted against a striped background of bright jewel colours , or white on pastel stripes ? ( for this , the card does n't need to be reversed of course . )
13 He made himself a mixed grill , something he had n't had for a long time , and followed it with real coffee .
14 It 's the first time I 've actually , well cos I have n't sung for a long time .
15 What it basically means is that if someone makes a gift during his lifetime and-does n't die for a given period , that gift is free of estate duty , or partly free .
16 But that wo n't happen for a long time , says Richard Outcalt , a retail-sales consultant in Seattle .
17 I noticed how happy people were , which was something I had n't known for a long time .
18 THEY had a homosexual , a nymphomaniac , an alcoholic and a Cockney crook — but they did n't reckon for a serial killer .
19 erm actually I do n't mean for a gipsy site it 's sort of two people have applied to have ordinary caravans there , like holiday caravans , etc .
20 You can also choose sealed units that give your windows the small-paned Georgian look , or the appearance of leaded lights in square and diamond formats , with none of the cleaning problems — the glazing bars and lead strips are set in the gap between the outer panes ( as long as you do n't go for a large picture window with this effect — it can look just plain silly ! ) .
21 She did n't breathe for a long time .
22 ‘ You would n't care for a wafer-thin mint ? ’ the barman enquired .
23 You ca n't ask for a specific taxi company or
24 If , for any reason , South African Richard Snell decides to go back to his studies or does n't ask for a renewed contract with Somerset , they could also be eyeing Aqib .
25 They must learn what every child knows that you ca n't ask for a present back .
26 Erm and she 's had seven youngsters and she 's brought them up and she a , on her own she 's had to bring them up cos he left her for another , another woman and erm she had the seven and she 's worked and fought hard cos she would n't ask for a darn thing and er they 're , they 're great those kids , they are , they 're a credit to her , you know , but it 's taken it out of her , she 's
27 I 'm surprised Sister did n't ask for a single room .
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