Example sentences of "seen [pron] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is me , I goes , I goes I 'll let it slip this time cos you have n't seen me for a few weeks . |
| 2 | Have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 3 | ‘ You do n't get over disliking someone simply because you have n't seen them for a long time . ’ |
| 4 | Well say hello to them for us cos we have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 5 | Have n't seen you for a long time have you ? |
| 6 | Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning . |
| 7 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
| 8 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
| 9 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
| 10 | Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning . |
| 11 | I 've seen her for a few minutes , but now they 've taken her to be X-rayed . |
| 12 | Well I 've seen 'em for a hundred now actually , a hundred quid . |
| 13 | Her father 's expression was the warmest she 'd seen it for a long time . |
| 14 | I only brought that one down because we have n't seen it for a long time , just choose one |
| 15 | This had covered the blotter so that he had really only seen it for a short time . |