Example sentences of "have not [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have not prayed for twenty years , ’ he told Elliott , ‘ and on Sundays I plan how to kill Portuguese . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I did not show today because I have not trained for three weeks , ’ he said . |
| 3 | If you are one of the few forgetful members who have not renewed for 1986 , it is not too late — Hilda will be delighted to hear from you . |
| 4 | Despite living only about 10 minutes from each other , the two have not met for 50 years . |
| 5 | In 1911 , the nation 's leading economic journal noted : " the money wages of seamen in many ports have not altered for twenty or thirty years . |
| 6 | The methods they use , the mela shikar and the khedda , have not altered for thousands of years . |
| 7 | The law-makers , roundly condemned by Brian Moore , England 's hooker , on the nonsensical grounds that they have not played for 40 years , have decided that when a maul — ball in hand — grinds to a halt , or the ball becomes unplayable , the team not in possession at the start of the maul should put the ball into an ensuing scrum . |
| 8 | Personal computer manufacturers have not waited for new standards but have begun to build CD-ROM drives into their products . |
| 9 | If you have not exercised for some time , if you are generally unfit or if you know you have a particular medical condition , it is essential to consult your doctor before beginning a regular exercise routine . |
| 10 | Although working people are now more likely to be contributing to an occupational or personal pension , even in future years not all people will have been able to accumulate sufficient provision to support themselves in retirement — for example those people who have not worked for many years because they were unemployed or disabled or caring for relatives . |
| 11 | Computer is sad that humans have not spoken for fifteen thousand years . ’ |
| 12 | In part , as the UNCTC considers , this is due to a ‘ widespread impression that service industries consist largely of technologically stagnant , small-scale personal services based on unskilled labour working with little capital in ways that have not changed for many years ’ . |
| 13 | The argument was on the semantics of how post-sixteen education is presently offered in Banbury , and whereas , of course , they had every right to use the opting out legislation as a governing body , it must be said that the possibility of success under those terms erm is somewhat untried , because of course legislation was specifically geared at Local Education Authorities that do not look after their schools , and thus schools are able to opt out of a badly run , inefficient Education Authority , and we 've seen that happen in many of the urban areas in the country , and indeed some schools have not opted for that . |
| 14 | On Saturday they travel to Ayr — where the Fifers have not won for 10 years — knowing that victory at Somerset Park would take them up if Dunfermline beat Kilmarnock at East End Park . |
| 15 | Wivenhoe have not won for eight games — included in that run is a 3–0 defeat at St. Albans . |
| 16 | That 's not to say they are things that are happening this month that , that I have n't planned for three months ago . |
| 17 | Obviously we have n't gone for wholesale personnel changes , so you 're the hook on which we 're hanging the idea , a new programme manager whose own image is the station 's — young , smart , sophisticated and committed to the music . |
| 18 | You need n't worry any more , because you arouse nothing in me and have n't done for many a year . |
| 19 | Something you used to spend a lot of time at but have n't done for some time . |
| 20 | There 's so much I have n't done for this exam . |
| 21 | Obviously I get the odd pains from it because I 'm doing things I have n't done for 15 months . |
| 22 | What we are saying there are other emergencies and I get down to the word loneliness now is there any reason why senior citizens should n't have the facility whereby they can make telephone calls if those , they so desire , to members of the family who in many instances they have n't seen for long periods of time ? |
| 23 | ‘ I tell you this , Mr Millet , two or three years ago I would n't have had the time to sit down and chatter about a chap I have n't seen for more than a year . |
| 24 | There 's only Mary and the sisters you have n't seen for ten years , if you can count them . |
| 25 | ‘ I have n't asked for any , and they have n't sent them . ’ |
| 26 | I have n't asked for any favours from you . ’ |
| 27 | Getting pissed off trying to apply for jobs ( I have n't applied for any yet and I 've missed loads of deadlines ) just thought that somebody out there may have a high flying job for a graduate ( preferably in leeds ) that pays loads of money . |
| 28 | Eleven of the squad have n't played for six weeks . |
| 29 | Blades boss Dave Bassett , whose team have n't scored for three games , wanted to reunite Agana with England striker Brian Deane . |
| 30 | I have n't slept for two years |