Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] [verb] for some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Biddy did not speak for some time , and stood considering them in a way that made them all feel about half their usual size . |
| 2 | Sesostris did not speak for some time . |
| 3 | I remember there were invitations given out to go to it , sherry party , I had an invitation but I did n't go for some reason |
| 4 | ‘ What a blessing I did n't fall for some curtaining remnants this afternoon . |
| 5 | Naked , she walked into the bathroom and there surveyed herself in a way she had not done for some years . |
| 6 | Since Picasso and Braque had not exhibited for some time , and since they had not taken part in the manifestations at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne , the public were not in a position to realize that their abstention deprived the Section d'Or of much of its meaning . |
| 7 | At Warrington , a deaf man decided to pay a visit to a relative he had not seen for some time , and set off to cycle there . |
| 8 | D'Arcy recognised the faces of several ex-special forces personnel whom he had not seen for some time . |
| 9 | When the Secretary of State was enjoying himself for about 10 minutes claiming that a large number of us supported CND , he offered some rays of hope and sunshine that I had not seen for some months . |
| 10 | Len had n't spoken for some time . |
| 11 | You had n't spoken for some time . |