Example sentences of "n't [vb pp] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lost him then and had to search and found him eventually curled up amid the wiring in the back of the record-player where he had n't hidden for a long time , not since two dark-haired people who were into black magic had come to dinner and he had disappeared for half a day until she found his secret hole . |
| 2 | This is n't intended for the profound jottings which occur in the back of the van after a gig ( to be auctioned at Sotherby 's when you are dead ! ) . |
| 3 | I have n't toured for a few years now , apart from the World Cup and I made that an exception because I felt we could go all the way and win it . ’ |
| 4 | " You do n't know what your talking about , " Katherine began , experiencing a deep burning rage that she had n't felt for a long time , a rage all the more intense because she knew she could do nothing about it . |
| 5 | Cos she has n't applied for a green card to work , cos there 's point |
| 6 | Kate has a sensitivity and a gentleness in her face that we have n't seen for a long time . ’ |
| 7 | And we decided to get lots of copies for all our friends that we have n't seen for a long long time so I asked if they could do them for me but I thought they would be back by now , well they should of been back ages ago actually ! |
| 8 | No , she actually just , I have n't seen for a long time so she can have one of these . |
| 9 | Sandra 's friends would all be so much younger than herself , and then she heard that the guest list comprised all age groups and included many of her old local friends whom she had n't seen for the past two years , and so she decided to go . |
| 10 | Ah , now this is the one I have n't done for a long time , now this is the one |
| 11 | Oh well if you have n't had chi or have n't done for a long time you enjoy them . |
| 12 | Have n't done for a long time . |
| 13 | I did n't know what I expected ( chanting and rune casting , perhaps ) , but I was n't prepared for the tingling sensation affecting the areas of my body immediately underneath her small hands . |
| 14 | He made himself a mixed grill , something he had n't had for a long time , and followed it with real coffee . |
| 15 | It 's the first time I 've actually , well cos I have n't sung for a long time . |
| 16 | Andersson has n't played for the Belgian club for three months . |
| 17 | Taylor said : ‘ Freidle would n't meet the criteria for a work permit if he has n't played for the full international side of a country that does n't have a high standard of football . |
| 18 | Normally , each hair follicle goes through a resting phase ( telogen ) every few years : hair stops growing , falls out and is n't replaced for a few months . |
| 19 | I noticed how happy people were , which was something I had n't known for a long time . |
| 20 | You have n't gone for the Enigmatic or Hordes Of Locusts style of material . |
| 21 | I wish I had n't asked for the damned drink now . |
| 22 | There are about 3,000 bears there and they could be a hazard if they come out of the dens and have n't eaten for a few months . ’ |
| 23 | Erm your worships as far as the personal circumstances are concerned she is fifty nine years old , she has n't worked for the last three years she 's in receipt of invalidity benefit similarly her husband who has n't worked for the last ten or eleven years er , is on invalidity benefit . |
| 24 | Erm your worships as far as the personal circumstances are concerned she is fifty nine years old , she has n't worked for the last three years she 's in receipt of invalidity benefit similarly her husband who has n't worked for the last ten or eleven years er , is on invalidity benefit . |
| 25 | Maureen has n't worked for the last few years and she 's ill herself , she 's got hepatitis B. |
| 26 | He had n't shaved for a few days and a sickly smell clung to his clothes and hair . |
| 27 | I had n't bargained for the next difficulty : ‘ It wo n't work , ’ he commented , ‘ because my son smokes and he 'll take pity on me and give me one when I run out . ’ |
| 28 | Lyle , who scored a 71 for 147 , has n't qualified for the other two American majors . |