Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] for some [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naked , she walked into the bathroom and there surveyed herself in a way she had not done for some years . |
| 2 | In this new atmosphere the legislature displayed a determination to defend itself against executive encroachment , not seen for some years . |
| 3 | When the Secretary of State was enjoying himself for about 10 minutes claiming that a large number of us supported CND , he offered some rays of hope and sunshine that I had not seen for some months . |
| 4 | Aycock has not shown for some years and so fans of her precisely-crafted contraptions have a great treat in store when her show opens at John Weber on 13 February . |
| 5 | Although it made him uneasy , he could not tell for some moments what it was . |
| 6 | Her own sense of failure was projected into others in order to ward off a depression about herself which finally overwhelmed her and was not to lift for some years . |
| 7 | A further merger took place in 1847 when the Edinburgh and Dundee Steam Packet Company joined the fleet and in 1852 when regular sailings to Hamburg commenced the name was changed to Leith , Hull and Hamburgh Steam Packet Company ( the spelling of the word ‘ Hamburgh ’ was not to change for some years hence ) . |
| 8 | We have all heard of the addiction caused by long-term taking of tranquillisers but did you realise that the effect of sleeping pills can last well into the following day and many antihistamines ( commonly taken to relieve colds or allergies ) can make you so drowsy that you should not drive for some hours after taking them ? |
| 9 | The model involving hydrogen bonding to guanine also does not account for some features of cleavage at GpN sites . |
| 10 | The solution is to invest money which you wo n't need for some years , say five or more . |