Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] for [num] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ But I hope not for two weeks — and then with any luck not on a Friday , or I may have to ask Doctor Masters to deputise for me . ’ |
| 2 | How can her eyes and hands and breasts meet and mingle and Lucy say categorically , like not for one minute or second or fleeting flit of time , never never never had she been in love . |
| 3 | Providing copious statistics for the numbers of bombers dispatched , those that reached their targets and those that did not for one reason or another , this book is a complete overview of a major aspect of the air war against mainland Germany . |
| 4 | ‘ Those who founded it do not for one moment pretend to be neutral , ’ Lewis confessed . |
| 5 | I do not for one minute believe that we shall hand over everything that this country has ever stood for in terms of its independence . |
| 6 | He did n't for one minute expect that sort of treatment in Gloucester , but that was how he would spend this afternoon . |
| 7 | Lucy did n't for one moment think that she could trick him or trip him , but knew that he 'd see her as young and naive and so might just let her get away with a little more . |
| 8 | But do n't for one moment feel you 're fickle if you change your perfume constantly , on a whim . |
| 9 | But do n't for one moment think that Munich should be left solely for the more seriously-minded visitor . |
| 10 | A letter dated March 2nd already betrays some misgiving through its protestation : ‘ I do n't for one minute doubt about the fall of Verdun . ’ |
| 11 | He had not for one minute , he said , imagined this could happen and they had even planned to move to Mexico where he was in the process of renovating a house for them ; the bedrooms were complete and he had made a nursery for Michelle 's daughter , China , never to be occupied . |
| 12 | If she went to the Dordogne she would be facing a life that had gone on without her , a life that had not for one minute taken her into consideration . |
| 13 | But each archaeological site is unique , and once destroyed , it can not be replaced : the information it contained is lost not for 1,000 years or so , but forever . |
| 14 | I 've already told him I 'm gon na get my arse kicked cos I have n't for eight you see . |
| 15 | yesterday I have n't for four for five years . |