Example sentences of "have not [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.

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31 One is secret and compartmented , and another is sort of boyish and boastful , and it would be in character for him to say , I wo n't be here tomorrow , I will be down south , and then for him to say , Yes , it was a quick trip and I flew all night and I came back and I have n't slept for 48 hours , always complaining about how busy he was and how terribly overworked .
32 Cos we have n't had for any actual air in it for ages .
33 ‘ People are going on as if there is a crisis at Blackburn because we have n't won for seven weeks , but we 've only been beaten twice this season and if that 's a crisis God help us . ’
34 I have n't worked for 30 years , since my first child was born .
35 I said , ‘ I have n't come for that . ’
36 I 'm going away on Monday so I have n't allowed for all this so I 'm trying
37 They have n't allowed for any
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