Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] for several " in BNC.
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| 1 | After this flight the aircraft was de-rigged again and not flown for several weeks . |
| 2 | Australian Cricket Board manager Graham Halbish said doctors had ordered Waugh not to bowl for several months after diagnosing a stress fracture of his lower back — a legacy of the recent Ashes tour of England . |
| 3 | A decision by the Environment Secretary is not expected for several months after the close of the inquiry . |
| 4 | In truth , the full non-payment picture will not emerge for several months yet — but those who argue that Scotland is now experiencing the calm before the political storm could well be proved right . |
| 5 | This is another area where liability may not emerge for several years , as in the case of industrial disease . |
| 6 | ‘ I have been knocked off by bicycle by a negligent driver and although not seriously injured , I can not work for several weeks . |
| 7 | The house was not vacated for several months . |
| 8 | The driver took the little engine and the two men looked at it silently , not speaking for several minutes . |
| 9 | In the 1880s , the large herds of the kingdom of Karagwe in western Tanzania were severely depleted by rinderpest , and did not recover for several decades . |
| 10 | The white queen rolled under the table and was not found for several weeks . |
| 11 | I happen to know that you have created life through some accident — yes , Victor , an accident , for all your deliberate intent , because understanding of flesh , limb , and organ grafts , of immunology , and a dozen other -ologies , will not come for several generations . |
| 12 | Sometimes Finch would leave Yolande in the morning for the studio and not return for several days . |
| 13 | Immobile , barely breathing , Maria did n't speak for several seconds . |
| 14 | After a while I did something else I had n't done for several months : I began to rough out a poem . |
| 15 | She had the impression that she had n't smiled for several months . |
| 16 | I do know about actresses such as Patrice Charbonneau , who did n't work for several years after starring in the lesbian love story Desert Hearts . |
| 17 | Centre Andy Luke also returns , while Paul Rodgers is preferred at hooker to Mike Fenwick , who has n't played for several weeks . |