Example sentences of "did not [verb] [indef pn] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brian did not say anything for a moment . |
| 2 | Blanche looked at Lancaster with a quizzical smile and did not say anything for a full ten seconds . |
| 3 | He did not say anything for a few moments and then he shrugged and gave a sharp laugh . |
| 4 | ‘ We did n't do anything for a year because nothing was built , ’ she says . |
| 5 | ‘ We did n't do anything for a year to see what would come up , and we had constant , wonderful surprises . |
| 6 | We did n't say anything for a while , I was leaning beside him against his bench watching him clean off the rust . |
| 7 | I sent her Nit Ac LM1 and did n't hear anything for a year when she rang up with a headache — it turned out that the anal fissure had cleared quickly and she felt she had been miraculously well given her sister had been murdered 12mths previously and she 'd had 4 months leave of absence from work to deal with the aftermath which had involved her nephew joining the family . |