Example sentences of "seen [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | For sure , the eighties has already had its riots and can expect more , it has seen insurgent movements for progressive and peaceful life on earth , symbolised by the first women 's embrace of the Greenham Common base in December 1982 which shifted popular consensus against the new generation of nuclear weapons . |
| 2 | I interrupt the report of doctor to si to say that I have seen that conclusion for myself in her writings that I have read . |
| 3 | , I do n't think you 've got anything to worry about , have you seen that advert for Babycham no erm the advert with Babycham , erm , er running on about true romantics and he goes through all the differences his and this woman marrying this guy and she must be and she must be fifty five , and he 's about twenty three , twenty four and Rob turns round the other day and said , she 's got |
| 4 | He 's been so busy catching murderers we 've hardly seen each other for three weeks . |
| 5 | You talk as if you have n't seen each other for months , ca n't stand each other and ca n't wait to get away ’ . |
| 6 | Glasses in hand , the chattering groups mixed and mingled , broke and re-formed , greeted each other with glad cries as if they had n't seen each other for years , not just that afternoon . |
| 7 | At first it had not mattered that the rain prevented him from going outdoors ; there was so much to talk about between himself and Uncle Walter ; they had not seen each other for twelve years . |
| 8 | On every occasion there was a suicide attempt , we would find out that the other had attempted suicide at the identical time , even though they may have been hundreds of miles apart and not seen each other for months . |
| 9 | Even if we had n't seen each other for ages and ages , I 'd know he was still fond of me because I 'm his sister . |
| 10 | Not for long-I mean , we had n't seen each other for years . |
| 11 | They had n't seen each other for a long time . |
| 12 | They had n't seen each other for so long . |
| 13 | These involve her talking to a Jem , a childhood admirer , and on these occasions Boehemer captures the awkwardness of two people who have not seen each other for years meeting up . |
| 14 | The Chirwas had not seen each other for eight years before our delegation saw them together . |
| 15 | ‘ Partners who have never seen each other for 10 years may be forced into a situation that could cause stress and rekindle bitter feelings . ’ |
| 16 | We have n't seen each other for such a long time . |
| 17 | David Tindle had recently returned from a visit to Paris where he had seen this painting for the first time . |
| 18 | I 've not seen proper sun for months … ’ |
| 19 | Have n't seen real carpet for months . ’ |
| 20 | A word of warning here , I have seen tiny Neons for sale , but these are incredibly hard to keep alive for the newcomer to the hobby . |
| 21 | Robson , 35 , has not seen first-team action for five months due to hamstring and sciatica problems , but last Saturday he played 80 minutes of an A team game . |
| 22 | You have just seen three adverts for coffee , a new car and a new kitchen gadget . |
| 23 | Well and we have seen one response for people now making Mill that is that his objections are not being finessed by computer technology , they do n't want to get back into that type of argument , because this is really not the most important argument against direct democracy . |
| 24 | Over recent months we have seen several convictions for serious crimes overturned . |
| 25 | ‘ You have n't seen any orders for new machinery ? ’ |
| 26 | But Darlington borough council has seen vacant properties for all housing applicants fall during the same period from 930 four years ago to 660 in 1992 . |
| 27 | I have n't seen two sweeties for er , well I have n't seen Jonathan since the the third of Ja erm January is it , or the second of January or whatever and er |
| 28 | My own specimen is in tropical conditions but I have seen young specimens for sale in a tank along with Sterlet and medium-sized Orandas and a retailer I know has told me that he has a customer with an extremely large ( 12″ ) Asiaticus kept in totally cold water with common Goldfish . |
| 29 | I have also seen written applications for the CID ridiculed by those inside , and listened to the expressions of disbelief that these naïve applicants were ‘ so short of shillings that they did n't realise that admission was by invitation only ’ . |
| 30 | Both Nicaragua and Cuba have seen significant changes for women , but the Cuban example is particularly instructive , since there has been time for new gender roles to develop . |