Example sentences of "had n't see [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although I had n't seen her in over thirty years , there was one person in the world who might help me : my sister . |
| 2 | I had n't seen her sitting on a bench not far from the spot . |
| 3 | No , he had n't seen her for a week before that weekend ; he had missed her — this with a baleful glance towards the door — and had indeed got as far as ringing her up on the Saturday morning , hoping she would come up for Sunday , but had got no answer from her flat . |
| 4 | He had n't seen her eat anything for a long time . |
| 5 | One had n't seen her for ages . |
| 6 | Swire Sugden seemed very impressed with Mollie but then he had n't seen her with her skirt tucked in her bloomers showing her skinny legs . |
| 7 | He had said he had n't seen her in the shop , so he must have called in on occasions when Ann would be in the sweet shop and Arthur Peeble in the tobacconist 's or her father was there taking Peeble 's place ; he rarely served in the sweet shop . |
| 8 | She even told them about the nice young man who said he had n't seen her for some time . |
| 9 | Dad hated old Gran anyway , we had n't seen her for years and she always sent me Californian Poppy Bath Salts for Christmas . |
| 10 | I did n't notice at first ; I saw her walking down the street in front of me , and without any hesitation I knew who it was — I had n't seen her for over a year , she had cut her hair off short and was wearing a dress , but I knew . |
| 11 | He had n't seen her , but the closeness of him moved her to flight . |
| 12 | I rang her every day , but I had n't seen her during the time I 'd been living at Eva 's ; I could n't face any of them in that house . |
| 13 | I had n't seen her since my wedding day , but had heard she was ‘ housekeeping ’ for some Pakistani gentlemen in Rotherham . |
| 14 | He had n't seen her before . |
| 15 | I had n't seen her since before the trial , I really wanted to reassure her and talk to her on her own , to help my relationship with her continue . |
| 16 | I had n't seen her since when we were on remand , and then we both got sentenced and got sent to different prisons , so I had n't seen her for nearly a year . |
| 17 | I had n't seen her since when we were on remand , and then we both got sentenced and got sent to different prisons , so I had n't seen her for nearly a year . |
| 18 | ‘ If I had n't seen her , it might have been days before … |
| 19 | He had n't seen her for five years . |
| 20 | He was looking around , and had n't seen her . |
| 21 | ‘ But you had n't seen her on that occasion ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Anyway , this Sunday evening she did n't turn up and the woman in Hayle had n't seen her — had n't expected her . |
| 23 | I had n't seen her since that night at the Club and I was beginning to despair of ever seeing her again . |
| 24 | She waved effusively and he could n't pretend he had n't seen her . |
| 25 | Her first impulse , therefore , when she saw the vicar 's sister-in-law , Penelope , walking from the underground station just in front of her was to hurry past and pretend she had n't seen her . |
| 26 | It had n't seen her . |
| 27 | I had n't seen her since you went to America , and then about six months ago I was staying the week-end with the Coleworthys and I thought I had better drop in to see the old girl in case she heard I was in the neighbourhood and took offence " |
| 28 | They were coming towards them now and Fernando had n't seen her yet ; this was so awful . |
| 29 | ‘ When we had n't seen her at the grave for a while we thought she must have gone away and so when we had any flowers left over we put them on Brian 's grave , ’ said Mary . |
| 30 | Someone ought to talk to Lily Bates , yes , that was what he had said and meant , but it might not have been him if he had n't seen her for himself that afternoon between five and six , the period between Hook Road School closing and Rose leaving her office at Belmodes ; the time Steve would have made his own . |