Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hurley had not forgiven him for the loss of Syrian George , and he was still under heavy pressure from Washington to show results , but in general Coleman made sure they got along for the sake of his back-channel reports to MC/10 Control . |
| 2 | His mother had not joined them for the meal , bowing in this regard to the T'ang 's wishes . |
| 3 | While the plodding votary of meaning is anxiously inquiring out the sense … his fellow-worshipper , remembering that our eyes were not given us for nothing … roves , in gazing ecstasy from page to page , till here and there arrested by the choice vignette or richly tinctured plate . |
| 4 | ‘ Then since you accept what I say , madam — ’ interposed the cardinal with a sense of timing that suggested the protector had not nominated him for the task solely on account of his venerability ‘ — might I urge you to give the prince into my custody ! ’ |
| 5 | Three years of being a member of the Campaign Team at AI had not prepared me for seeing human rights abuses first hand . |
| 6 | Living in close intimacy with Jean-Claude had not prepared me for confronting in musical shape the qualities I sensed and loved in him but could not define . |
| 7 | For all her self-confidence , her upbringing had not prepared her for that . ’ |
| 8 | His education had not prepared him for this in any way . |
| 9 | Life had not prepared him for the task , and it soon became clear that he lacked the natural shrewdness and strength of character that a Gdansk plumber was to show the Polish bosses three years later . |
| 10 | Sir Charles , whose practice as a family solicitor in Hertfordshire had not prepared him for this sort of thing , was losing control . |
| 11 | Your father , and Elizabeth and the others , are very worried about you , because you have not visited them for a long time . |
| 12 | And he told me , he told me , I 've got it written on the back of me hand I thought it was brilliant that , I thought little do you know what I 'm gon na use that for he never phoned me for a , he 's not phoned me for |
| 13 | He had not seen her for a while and he was pretty sure she had committed suicide . |
| 14 | I 've not seen her for ages . ’ |
| 15 | I have not seen her for days . ’ |
| 16 | she kept in touch with them for some time but er , I 've not seen her for a year so , I would n't know . |
| 17 | I 'd not seen her for quite some time , you know . |
| 18 | In this matter , I seem to miss those issues to which you contribute articles : I have not seen one for many months now . |
| 19 | Not seen him for months . |
| 20 | She always forgot , when she had not seen him for some time , how he affected her . |
| 21 | I 've not seen him for twenty years . |
| 22 | She had not seen him for an hour or more , he had been here earlier , had he left in a fit of boredom , was he sulking in |
| 23 | I 'd not seen him for six months . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've not seen him for some time . ’ |
| 25 | She had not seen him for a month . |
| 26 | Police broke in after neighbours had not seen him for several days . |
| 27 | I had not seen them for over two years . |
| 28 | I had not seen them for some time . |
| 29 | Erm I know he 's not seen anyone for thirteen years but did , did it just come through the post , sign here , send it back |
| 30 | ‘ I had not seen you for over six months , ma'am , it was merely surprise that you have lost a little colour … ’ |