Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It so happened that on one of these Sundays my CO strolled by at the same time , and the AOC asked him why he had not seen Mahaddie for a pilot 's course . |
| 2 | Although the Government promise action to preserve hedgerows , they have not produced proposals for a hedgerow protection Bill . |
| 3 | Sir Bryan Carsberg , director general of Telecommunications , gave the order because operators had not raised £660,000 for a compensation fund to pay those whose phones had been used without permission . |
| 4 | He had arrived in the late afternoon of a perfect summer 's day , was shortly to go off to the Alps and then the Himalayas and had not touched rock for a couple of years , so the urge for activity was upon him . |
| 5 | ‘ Going out there on a new board and catching my first wave when I had n't surfed Pipeline for a year only reaffirms my confidence . ’ |
| 6 | You have n't seen Alexander for a long time , have you ? |
| 7 | and , and , well and to you as well Viv but er I have n't seen Viv , I have n't seen Pete for a while . |
| 8 | Oh he 's in hospital , I did n't know a thing about it , I 've been saying when we 've been to the Pentam , we have n't seen Trevor for a while , we have n't seen Trevor , and even Barry at the Pentam did n't tell me , he thought I knew |
| 9 | Five minute tea break , breath of fresh air , have n't got time for a cigarette though , unless you 're very , very quick . |
| 10 | ‘ We ai n't got time for a drink , ’ he says . |
| 11 | I have n't got time for a full match report but Wetheral , and indeed the whole back four , played exceptionally well . |
| 12 | I have n't got time for a lot of stuff . |
| 13 | ‘ Other players have had a similar problem and have n't needed surgery for a number of years . |
| 14 | Have n't had chips for a while . |
| 15 | ‘ We have n't had rabbit for a while . |
| 16 | Mm , well I have n't had fish for a long time . |
| 17 | I do n't mind saveloy , I have n't had saveloy for a long while . |
| 18 | Ai n't worn condoms for a while . |
| 19 | After Annie had left , Kelly realized that she had n't asked Cy for a lift home . |
| 20 | They 're both pale and passionate these days and she has n't mentioned Napoleon for a long time . |