Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] for some year " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | The solution is to invest money which you wo n't need for some years , say five or more . |