Example sentences of "[adv] seen [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This had covered the blotter so that he had really only seen it for a short time . |
| 2 | He had not seen her for a while and he was pretty sure she had committed suicide . |
| 3 | I 've not seen her for ages . ’ |
| 4 | I have not seen her for days . ’ |
| 5 | she kept in touch with them for some time but er , I 've not seen her for a year so , I would n't know . |
| 6 | I 'd not seen her for quite some time , you know . |
| 7 | In this matter , I seem to miss those issues to which you contribute articles : I have not seen one for many months now . |
| 8 | Not seen him for months . |
| 9 | She always forgot , when she had not seen him for some time , how he affected her . |
| 10 | I 've not seen him for twenty years . |
| 11 | She had not seen him for an hour or more , he had been here earlier , had he left in a fit of boredom , was he sulking in |
| 12 | I 'd not seen him for six months . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've not seen him for some time . ’ |
| 14 | She had not seen him for a month . |
| 15 | Police broke in after neighbours had not seen him for several days . |
| 16 | I had not seen them for over two years . |
| 17 | I had not seen them for some time . |
| 18 | Erm I know he 's not seen anyone for thirteen years but did , did it just come through the post , sign here , send it back |
| 19 | ‘ I had not seen you for over six months , ma'am , it was merely surprise that you have lost a little colour … ’ |
| 20 | So mm it were just a case of a flying visit cos we 've not seen you for nearly twelve months . |
| 21 | ‘ Although he had not seen us for six weeks , he soon recognised us and started shouting Tuffin George all over the shop . ’ |
| 22 | If they have not seen it for themselves then it can not be true . |
| 23 | Hast Thou ever seen me for that reason at all dejected ? |
| 24 | ‘ You have n't really seen me for years . ’ |
| 25 | No I 'd just be , I mean I must admit I 've , I 've not really seen one for years and years and years . |
| 26 | I had not been thinking about him , I had not even seen him for months . |
| 27 | My little girl Natasha was with a friend at the time and because my mum had n't seen me for some time she was concerned . |
| 28 | I said ‘ Hello , you are looking well ’ , He said ‘ I do n't know you ’ , to which I replied ‘ I do n't expect you to , you have n't seen me for over 2O years . |
| 29 | This is me , I goes , I goes I 'll let it slip this time cos you have n't seen me for a few weeks . |
| 30 | He 's got a wife in his home , but he ai n't seen her for ages . |