Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb pp] [pron] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hurley had not forgiven him for the loss of Syrian George , and he was still under heavy pressure from Washington to show results , but in general Coleman made sure they got along for the sake of his back-channel reports to MC/10 Control . |
| 2 | His mother had not joined them for the meal , bowing in this regard to the T'ang 's wishes . |
| 3 | ‘ Then since you accept what I say , madam — ’ interposed the cardinal with a sense of timing that suggested the protector had not nominated him for the task solely on account of his venerability ‘ — might I urge you to give the prince into my custody ! ’ |
| 4 | Life had not prepared him for the task , and it soon became clear that he lacked the natural shrewdness and strength of character that a Gdansk plumber was to show the Polish bosses three years later . |
| 5 | ‘ Women say to me they have n't done anything for the last ten years and it turns out they have had four children , run the PTA , served as parent governor , done charity work , organised a community activity and cared for aged parents . ’ |
| 6 | But we have n't done it for the past eighteen months . |
| 7 | It has n't prepared me for the outside world ; all it 's done is given me an awareness of myself . |
| 8 | ‘ You 've had everything and everyone your way from much too young , and it has n't prepared you for the big , wide world . |
| 9 | I mean I have n't thanked her for the money she sent . |
| 10 | ‘ They have n't arrested anybody for the shooting . |
| 11 | We were n't charged anything for the food , so we were there as guests , although everybody else was working but we was given the most comfortable er room to stay , so it , there were quite a few people living there because of this reason , that er people coming from outside looking for a job , they would automatically er obtain the accommodation without being charged for it . |
| 12 | Erm then you know that would be something whereas if they say well the recession 's so bad we have n't taken anybody for the last five years and your researches ca n't unearth anybody who seems to be prepared to er give you even half a chance then I mean |