Example sentences of "not seen [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He saw Anna occasionally but he had not seen Freda for years though he had to admit that he might not have recognised her had he passed her in the street . |
| 2 | Zambia had not seen Alix for months , ever since she 'd set up home with the kid with prosthetic limbs who claimed his disfigurement was due to a variety of fantasies , all of which were subject to detail change , and none of which ever sounded convincing . |
| 3 | ‘ Why , we have n't seen Flora for years . ’ |
| 4 | He had n't seen Karen for years . |
| 5 | Ah , I only said to Chris the other day , I thought god I have n't seen Trevor for ages , I honestly did and I , I did n't think you know , anything wrong with him . |
| 6 | Nick stuffed and stuffed as if he had n't seen food for weeks but Carrie could hardly eat anything . |
| 7 | We have n't seen Helen for ages now have we ? |
| 8 | And anyway , I have n't seen Billy for Christ knows how long , and I never knew him well . |