Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [pers pn] for [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd not seen her for quite some time , you know . |
| 2 | I had not seen them for over two years . |
| 3 | ‘ I had not seen you for over six months , ma'am , it was merely surprise that you have lost a little colour … ’ |
| 4 | So mm it were just a case of a flying visit cos we 've not seen you for nearly twelve months . |
| 5 | Of those firms which did possess such a strategy , a quarter had not reviewed it for more than two years , making it only mildly effective . |
| 6 | You have n't owned it for over a year . |
| 7 | I had n't seen her since when we were on remand , and then we both got sentenced and got sent to different prisons , so I had n't seen her for nearly a year . |
| 8 | I did n't notice at first ; I saw her walking down the street in front of me , and without any hesitation I knew who it was — I had n't seen her for over a year , she had cut her hair off short and was wearing a dress , but I knew . |
| 9 | Margaret she 's coming to this do we 're going to , I have n't seen her for about forty years . |
| 10 | I ai n't seen her for about two months . |
| 11 | We have n't seen her for about ten , twelve years and er |
| 12 | We had n't seen them for more than eight years , as they had lived in Florida before moving to Corfu . |
| 13 | I have n't seen him for simply ages , have you ? ’ |
| 14 | I 'm not very good with people and , even though Eric is my brother , I have n't seen him for over two years , since he went crazy . |
| 15 | She had n't seen him for nearly three months and she was struck anew by his good looks . |
| 16 | I have n't seen him for so long . |
| 17 | Have n't seen him for about two weeks . |
| 18 | She had n't seen him for almost five years and yet — less than twenty-four hours later — she 'd been not only happily returning his kisses , but also moaning with pleasure at the feel of his hands on her body . |
| 19 | Dalgliesh had n't seen him for more than ten years when he had been a newly appointed inspector in the Metropolitan CID and was surprised to see how little he had changed ; time , marriage , removal from London , promotion , had left no apparent mark on him . |
| 20 | I have n't seen it for about two months . |
| 21 | I think it 's because I have n't done it for so long |
| 22 | I 've done it before it 's just I have n't done it for so long ! |