Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] [adv] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Old Mr Fiddle has not been there for some time , Rose , ’ said Dagmar from the door .
2 In general the court should exercise its discretion to set aside a statutory demand if , but only if , it would not be just for those consequences to apply in the circumstances .
3 A reliable little bird tells this column that Frank may not be long for this world either .
4 ‘ He has n't been here for some time , ’ Hari answered .
5 have n't been there for many years
6 The couple next door said she had n't been there for several days .
7 It was true , but Wycliffe remembered Emily Pascoe 's words : ‘ … delicate ; you could see she would n't be long for this world . ’
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