Example sentences of "not [verb] [noun prp] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leith asked promptly , sometimes not seeing Rosemary for days , but missing her now she was n't around . |
| 2 | He saw Anna occasionally but he had not seen Freda for years though he had to admit that he might not have recognised her had he passed her in the street . |
| 3 | For his part Dinca , a former First Deputy Prime Minister , claimed that he had not opposed Ceausescu for fear of being dismissed and even executed . |
| 4 | However , a new problem arises — that of selection due to differential recruitment of those receiving or not receiving X. For example if , after a TV programme on violence in society , we sample to compare the opinions of those who watched it with those who did not on the question of bringing back corporal punishment , can we assume that the subpopulations of watchers and non-watchers are otherwise similar ? |
| 5 | In reality the USSR did not ask India for bases but only sought limited facilities for berthing and recreation . |
| 6 | No matter what the situation , she would not ask Nicolo for mercy . |
| 7 | He had n't seen Karen for years . |
| 8 | Ah , I only said to Chris the other day , I thought god I have n't seen Trevor for ages , I honestly did and I , I did n't think you know , anything wrong with him . |
| 9 | We have n't seen Helen for ages now have we ? |
| 10 | And anyway , I have n't seen Billy for Christ knows how long , and I never knew him well . |
| 11 | Although I did n't see Charlie for months , I rang Eva almost every day for a full report . |