Example sentences of "[not/n't] see [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had not seen Otley for some time and climbed up on the wall for a better view . |
| 2 | I had not seen Hugo for three hours . |
| 3 | He then went into the Army and did not see Minton for some time . |
| 4 | Dexter did not see Blanche for another few hours . |
| 5 | He went to all the openings , parties and dinners that he wanted to and frequently did not see Constance for several days . |
| 6 | I had n't seen Malc for some months . |
| 7 | It 's the same as that place in Australia where they have n't seen rain for seventeen years , I mean there 's children who are grown up now at college have never seen a spot of rain , I 'd hate that I 'd rather have our , sometimes dismal climate . |
| 8 | For a start , she had n't seen Rosemary for fifteen minutes and she did not want her to feel left out . |
| 9 | Gatsby is very nervous , as he has n't seen Daisy for many years and if she no longer loves him his whole purpose for living has gone . |
| 10 | ‘ After the bust-up I did n't see Rick for several weeks , ’ Lou began . |
| 11 | I wo n't see Gareth for another week now |