Example sentences of "not see [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppose we were old friends who were meeting again after not seeing each other for many years . |
| 2 | At first it had not mattered that the rain prevented him from going outdoors ; there was so much to talk about between himself and Uncle Walter ; they had not seen each other for twelve years . |
| 3 | On every occasion there was a suicide attempt , we would find out that the other had attempted suicide at the identical time , even though they may have been hundreds of miles apart and not seen each other for months . |
| 4 | These involve her talking to a Jem , a childhood admirer , and on these occasions Boehemer captures the awkwardness of two people who have not seen each other for years meeting up . |
| 5 | The Chirwas had not seen each other for eight years before our delegation saw them together . |
| 6 | I 've not seen proper sun for months … ’ |
| 7 | Robson , 35 , has not seen first-team action for five months due to hamstring and sciatica problems , but last Saturday he played 80 minutes of an A team game . |
| 8 | They had a son but divorced eight years later , and did not see each other for the next 45 years , until January when they met at an 80th birthday party of Dougan 's sister Gwendoline . |
| 9 | Although he was satisfied with his progress , he did not see much possibility for immediate promotion . |
| 10 | I do not see any basis for the figure that the hon. Gentleman advances . |
| 11 | I do not see any reason for using anything special , so I choose to bait with two items , bread and worms . |
| 12 | It was found that although a four-week tutorial programme had been prepared , the children in the mainstream school were far more receptive and accepting of the situation and could not see any reason for delaying the child 's integration . |
| 13 | I have n't seen two sweeties for er , well I have n't seen Jonathan since the the third of Ja erm January is it , or the second of January or whatever and er |
| 14 | You talk as if you have n't seen each other for months , ca n't stand each other and ca n't wait to get away ’ . |
| 15 | Glasses in hand , the chattering groups mixed and mingled , broke and re-formed , greeted each other with glad cries as if they had n't seen each other for years , not just that afternoon . |
| 16 | Even if we had n't seen each other for ages and ages , I 'd know he was still fond of me because I 'm his sister . |
| 17 | Not for long-I mean , we had n't seen each other for years . |
| 18 | They had n't seen each other for a long time . |
| 19 | They had n't seen each other for so long . |
| 20 | We have n't seen each other for such a long time . |
| 21 | Have n't seen real carpet for months . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You have n't seen any orders for new machinery ? ’ |
| 23 | We really ca n't see much future for a gang of derelicts like this — ‘ rather a favourable specimen of what is best in our English culture ’ , one character blithely insists — and they do n't see any for themselves . |
| 24 | Besides , ’ added Penry with cunning strategy , ‘ if you turn me down we sha n't see each other for quite a while . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't see any call for sarcasm , ’ Lissa said stiffly . |
| 26 | ‘ It was a family company and I could n't see any future for me as far as equity was concerned , ’ Goodwin says . |
| 27 | They have not affected the determination of the British people to carry on their lives as normal and I do n't see any reason for that to change now . ’ |
| 28 | I do n't like gritstone : never did — it does n't fit any of my reasons for enjoying climbing , which is why I ca n't see any reason for not bolting it . |
| 29 | ‘ No doubt you 'd have revelled in the opportunity to play Mr Wonderful on the slopes if the roads had n't been blocked , but frankly I did n't see any reason for giving you the chance to do the same here . |
| 30 | " If you are talking about biodiversity , then I do n't see any reason for optimism , " said the Goddard Center 's Compton Tucker . |