Example sentences of "[not/n't] be [vb pp] for some " in BNC.
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1 | And he had not been seen for some days . |
2 | Although it has not been seen for some time , the manuscript may contain a specimen of Mary Leapor 's handwriting . |
3 | The Court of Appeal decided to undertake a review of the basic principles of the law in this area and as this has not been done for some time we now set out in detail what they held . |
4 | It was owned by the Baron de Rochefort and his family , and visitors had not been encouraged for some time , as the Baron did not enjoy the best of health . |
5 | Do n't be discouraged by this , as it is a good sign that you have stretched muscles that have not been used for some time . |
6 | The UN knows that much of the Cambodian army has not been paid for some time , so , until a new government takes over , it is considering paying the troops itself . |
7 | Cereals for human consumption have not been ground for some years . |
8 | A novelist I know has devoted the last 20 years to writing stuff that is completely impossible to film , with the result that he has not been published for some time . |
9 | Other areas , such as worker 's rights or indirect taxation , remain politically controversial and legally complex and legislation may not be adopted for some time . |
10 | Collins warned that while the company has initiated trials with rodents and primates , clinical trials will not be conducted for some time . |
11 | After a while the station returned to normal , Charlotte had n't been seen for some time , and Albert had been killed in World War I so all three participants in the awful tragedy had gone for ever , or had they ? |
12 | This has n't been used for some time so it 's a bit so I 'm just going to wipe it out so there are no particles or foreign bodies in there . |
13 | The future of the museum and art gallery wo n't be decided for some time , but if it does win through , its battle for survival will become part of the history of the town itself . |