Example sentences of "n't [vb pp] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had n't coerced him in any way . |
| 2 | The point being that even Bleasdale who knew Palin well had n't expected him to be quite so nice . |
| 3 | She had n't expected him to be simply standing there , watching her , and her breath caught in a small gasp as she almost collided with him . |
| 4 | She had n't missed him at all when he died , but now she realized for the first time that she had lost her father . |
| 5 | No , I have n't seen you , I ai n't seen him with it ! |
| 6 | I have n't seen him for months . ’ |
| 7 | Mind you , I have n't seen him for sixteen years . |
| 8 | He had n't seen him for years but knew of his bass playing . |
| 9 | ‘ Have n't seen him for years . ’ |
| 10 | I have n't seen him for so long . |
| 11 | Dalgliesh had n't seen him for more than ten years when he had been a newly appointed inspector in the Metropolitan CID and was surprised to see how little he had changed ; time , marriage , removal from London , promotion , had left no apparent mark on him . |
| 12 | It was great because Steve Marriott was on it as well and I had n't seen him for a couple of years . |
| 13 | She has n't seen him for 20 years and remembers him as a ‘ nice guy ’ . |
| 14 | She had n't seen him for nearly three months and she was struck anew by his good looks . |
| 15 | I had n't seen him for seven years , though I 'd heard about him now and then — he had graduated through minor journalism to publishing , and was now ( I learned by well-placed casual questions ) a leading light in a go-ahead new publishing house specializing in novels by Angry Young Men . |
| 16 | I have n't seen him for three years or so . |
| 17 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
| 18 | Oh I was very , I have n't seen him for a while , being ill you do n't , but er , he was always sending messages of good will when I was in hospital . |
| 19 | I had n't seen him for two months , more than two months . |
| 20 | ‘ I have n't seen him for ages . |
| 21 | He was quite categorical ; Passmore was there on Friday evening from about seven until closing time , but he had n't seen him for several weeks before then and he has n't seen him since . ’ |
| 22 | They passed two landings , Gordon following her with majestic tread , but faster than one might expect , since although he had lost time in hanging up his raincoat in the hall , he reached the door first , and opened it without any kind of announcement , and Edward was standing , with his back to them at first , thinner and smaller than she remembered , but then she always made the mistake when she had n't seen him for a bit — he turned round , protesting , and it was Edward . |
| 23 | " He is , but we have n't seen him for many , many years , for more than we can remember . " |
| 24 | I have n't seen him for simply ages , have you ? ’ |
| 25 | Instead of having Matt to myself , when I have n't seen him for months and months , I have to share him with this wretched woman who ca n't get her act together ! |
| 26 | I have n't seen him for a day or two , ’ said the girl , ‘ but he usually comes in about now . ’ |
| 27 | I knew him , back in student days but I had n't seen him for ten years . ’ |
| 28 | Have n't seen him for months . ’ |
| 29 | I 'm not very good with people and , even though Eric is my brother , I have n't seen him for over two years , since he went crazy . |
| 30 | I have n't seen him for many years . ’ |