Example sentences of "not [verb] for a [det] " in BNC.
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1 | Lepine was not cremated for a few days yet , until after the despatch of a couple of his victims also being tended to at the Côte-Des-Neiges cemetery , opposite the mountain , alongside the University of Montreal , where Marc Lepine joined his victims in the silence at the centre . |
2 | I 'm not asking for a few soothing words to calm my conscience ; if I can , I want to help . |
3 | Dana did not reappear for a few days , and during that time I felt I was going mad . |
4 | ‘ I had not worked for a few months so I was ready to do something , ’ is how he explains his reasons for doing it . |
5 | I have n't toured for a few years now , apart from the World Cup and I made that an exception because I felt we could go all the way and win it . ’ |
6 | You see , when we went through the asteroid storm , I did n't watch for a few seconds . |
7 | Normally , each hair follicle goes through a resting phase ( telogen ) every few years : hair stops growing , falls out and is n't replaced for a few months . |
8 | There are about 3,000 bears there and they could be a hazard if they come out of the dens and have n't eaten for a few months . ’ |
9 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |
10 | Sir Stanley 's only regret is that he did n't play for a few years more . |
11 | He says that if it 's given regular pruning there 's no reason why it should n't live for a few hundred years more . |