Example sentences of "n't [verb] he for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked at him as though in understanding , but she could n't answer him for a moment for there were so many things whirling around in her mind : that doctor and her Emma … |
| 2 | They passed two landings , Gordon following her with majestic tread , but faster than one might expect , since although he had lost time in hanging up his raincoat in the hall , he reached the door first , and opened it without any kind of announcement , and Edward was standing , with his back to them at first , thinner and smaller than she remembered , but then she always made the mistake when she had n't seen him for a bit — he turned round , protesting , and it was Edward . |
| 3 | It was great because Steve Marriott was on it as well and I had n't seen him for a couple of years . |
| 4 | Oh I was very , I have n't seen him for a while , being ill you do n't , but er , he was always sending messages of good will when I was in hospital . |
| 5 | They got worried when they had n't seen him for a while . |
| 6 | I have n't seen him for a while actually . |
| 7 | I have n't seen him for a day or two , ’ said the girl , ‘ but he usually comes in about now . ’ |
| 8 | I said I would , but I would n't see him for a couple of days because I had to take a train . |
| 9 | She tossed her head , aware she was n't fooling him for a minute . |
| 10 | He even holds back when we hear the car pull away , and I would n't blame him for a moment . |
| 11 | ‘ I would n't ask him for a drink of water if I were dying of thirst . |