Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [pers pn] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For all her self-confidence , her upbringing had not prepared her for that . ’ |
| 2 | His education had not prepared him for this in any way . |
| 3 | Sir Charles , whose practice as a family solicitor in Hertfordshire had not prepared him for this sort of thing , was losing control . |
| 4 | I 'd not seen him for six months . |
| 5 | She always forgot , when she had not seen him for some time , how he affected her . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've not seen him for some time . ’ |
| 7 | I 've not seen him for twenty years . |
| 8 | Police broke in after neighbours had not seen him for several days . |
| 9 | I had not seen them for some time . |
| 10 | ‘ Although he had not seen us for six weeks , he soon recognised us and started shouting Tuffin George all over the shop . ’ |