Example sentences of "not [verb] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ If Steve does n't come back for a few days I 'll probably have to go into Palma and see the airlines and the tourist board myself . ’ |
| 32 | so I thought you were going to cos you did n't come back for a long time . |
| 33 | ‘ I 'm sure she was n't taken in for a moment about — about me . ’ |
| 34 | ‘ I did n't just wake up one morning and say ‘ Oh gee , I ca n't get in for a facial — I might as well have a baby ’ . ’ |
| 35 | I 'd have roasted Matilda 's bottom for her so she could n't sit down for a month ! ’ |
| 36 | The boy 's father , Gavin Lodge , said : If I could get hold of these idiots they would n't sit down for a week . ’ |
| 37 | ‘ If I 'm dreaming I hope I do n't wake up for a long time , ’ he says . |
| 38 | You did n't turn up for a meeting two weeks ago . ’ |
| 39 | The old man did n't turn up for a week , and then two weeks and then three weeks and everybody was fairly in despair . |