Example sentences of "n't [vb pp] for a " 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 | Very busy I have n't stopped for a second . |
| 3 | ‘ In Swansea , I heard a chant I had n't heard for a while : ‘ Who beat the Wallabies ? ’ |
| 4 | right , I mean I 'm not quite sure how Coslow will go about things , I mean the reason we wanted someone from Coslow is cos we wanted someone from the Federation of Scottish Theatre cos we had n't heard for a while |
| 5 | Landing with obstructions on the upwind side is particularly dangerous and is just the sort of error people tend to make when they have n't flown for a while . |
| 6 | I have n't arranged for a secondary . |
| 7 | Some of this experimental technology will go into SAS release 6.09 , most will roll into version 7.0 , which is n't expected for a couple of years yet . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | Girls at the back of the room , we have n't come for a chat . |
| 10 | " 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 . |
| 11 | So far they had n't applied for a search warrant to go over the boat , but Maurice did n't care if they did . |
| 12 | Cos she has n't applied for a green card to work , cos there 's point |
| 13 | Kate has a sensitivity and a gentleness in her face that we have n't seen for a long time . ’ |
| 14 | He wrote to his sister , who he had n't seen for a year , as he had been travelling round Europe before joining the Legion . |
| 15 | 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 ! |
| 16 | No , she actually just , I have n't seen for a long time so she can have one of these . |
| 17 | Ah , now this is the one I have n't done for a long time , now this is the one |
| 18 | Oh well if you have n't had chi or have n't done for a long time you enjoy them . |
| 19 | Have n't done for a long time . |
| 20 | No , I have n't done for a while see I |
| 21 | Now erm getting to those words yourself instead , I 'm sorry , things we have n't done for a week or two lots of word they 'll be lots of them in the exam I 'm telling you . |
| 22 | Some of them looked as if they had only just risen from their beds , as if this was breakfast time to them ; others had the look of people who had n't slept for a week . |
| 23 | He made himself a mixed grill , something he had n't had for a long time , and followed it with real coffee . |
| 24 | It 's the first time I 've actually , well cos I have n't sung for a long time . |
| 25 | Many of the girls have n't played for a while . |
| 26 | The tone of voice was gently musing , but Guy was n't fooled for a minute . |
| 27 | She was n't fooled for a moment . |
| 28 | He turned his head and smiled down at her — she looked into his eyes , and knew that he was n't fooled for a minute . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | was but , what you expecting that , obviously is n't called for a lot of night life , otherwise it would be there , there 's been discotheque , they 've been all sorts of things , but they 've closed down because they have n't made enough money |