Example sentences of "not be [adv prt] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the builders of this artificial paradise had not been around for several millennia — as Alex Bannen seemed to think — how come the flora and fauna had n't run riot and completely ruined the environment ? |
| 2 | Cook and Joan would not be down for another hour yet , so she made herself a cup of coffee on the gas stove . |
| 3 | I mean I do n't know when he 's , he might not be in for another two or three hours , I do n't , I really do n't know . |
| 4 | You 've just said you have n't been around for several weeks . |
| 5 | One song reveals the damaging influence on their minds of their sojourn in London : ‘ Soccer Fan ’ is a peon of praise to Everton 's midfield cruncher , Norman Whiteside. l CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT Get Ahead ( Mercury ) You can tell that Curiosity Killed The Cat have n't been around for some time . |
| 6 | They had n't been out for any days since Adam had been at home . |
| 7 | He also had to juggle the practicalities of being coach , going on part-time high-school teaching , and seeing if Otago Cricket Association would continue employing him in the off-season as executive director when he would n't be around for much of the summer . |
| 8 | It wo n't be over for any of us until the people who make war have been destroyed . ’ |
| 9 | He wo n't be in for another oh God knows . |
| 10 | ‘ He wo n't be back for another half hour . |
| 11 | ‘ They wo n't be back for another ten days . ’ |