Example sentences of "have n't [verb] [indef pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The author is not new , but she has n't written anything for 12 years . |
| 2 | Has n't seen one for years . |
| 3 | Modern Come on , no she has n't got anything for you , . |
| 4 | He has n't passed anything for twenty-four hours . |
| 5 | He had n't felt anything for three days now . |
| 6 | As I saw it , they were either downmarket Wimpy bars or precious bistros where all you could hear were the sounds of the cutlery hitting the plate , and people would cough before speaking because they had n't said anything for such a long time , what with all the hush . |
| 7 | We had n't seen one for years . |
| 8 | to do an E C G on this man , well I had n't done one for quite a while and I 'd forgot really , not forgot what to do but I 'm not very familiar with the E C G machines because it 's a new electronic machine and its |
| 9 | The smell of the plates of food as they were borne past had been tantalising and caused pangs of hunger to strike Meredith 's stomach as though she had n't eaten anything for a week . |
| 10 | She wanted to know if Sergeant Joe would like her dad 's evening paper , if he had n't bought one for himself . |
| 11 | I could n't understand why they bothered to take him on , because he had n't won anything for years . |
| 12 | ‘ You know I have n't written anything for months , darling . |
| 13 | ‘ Women say to me they have n't done anything for the last ten years and it turns out they have had four children , run the PTA , served as parent governor , done charity work , organised a community activity and cared for aged parents . ’ |
| 14 | Have n't heard anything for quite some time now . |
| 15 | We have n't heard anything for |
| 16 | I have n't killed anybody for years , and do n't intend to ever again . |
| 17 | ‘ I have n't changed anything for about four years ! |
| 18 | we have n't had one for oh many what fifteen , twenty years a co er there used to be a couple of women used to come to sell rock . |
| 19 | I should like to have a good bath — I have n't had one for weeks — and something to eat , before you begin to cut me up as though I were one of your business opponents laid out for you to hand them the coup de grâce . ’ |
| 20 | We have n't had one for a couple have we ? |
| 21 | I have n't had none for weeks have I Bet ? chocolate at all . |
| 22 | Well I have n't had anything for ages . |
| 23 | No we 're still on A really , we have n't got one for A yet . |
| 24 | Er in the meantime we we leave them erm er a list or a a sheet like or something similar to this , I have n't got one for at the moment , erm asking them to list out all those business with which they have some er may be some link up . |
| 25 | I have n't got anything for him have I ? |
| 26 | I have n't got anything for you |
| 27 | Well , there , if the things open today , cos erm I have n't got anything for Jayne |
| 28 | Erm then you know that would be something whereas if they say well the recession 's so bad we have n't taken anybody for the last five years and your researches ca n't unearth anybody who seems to be prepared to er give you even half a chance then I mean |
| 29 | ‘ They have n't arrested anybody for the shooting . |