Example sentences of "n't [vb pp] for a [adj] time " 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 | Kate has a sensitivity and a gentleness in her face that we have n't seen for a long time . ’ |
4 | No , she actually just , I have n't seen for a long time so she can have one of these . |
5 | Ah , now this is the one I have n't done for a long time , now this is the one |
6 | Oh well if you have n't had chi or have n't done for a long time you enjoy them . |
7 | Have n't done for a long time . |
8 | He made himself a mixed grill , something he had n't had for a long time , and followed it with real coffee . |
9 | It 's the first time I 've actually , well cos I have n't sung for a long time . |
10 | I noticed how happy people were , which was something I had n't known for a long time . |