Example sentences of "not [verb] for some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should only be used on paths , etc , or to clear a derelict patch of ground that you want to clear a derelict patch of ground that you want to clear but not replant for some time . |
| 2 | But we shall not know for some time yet . |
| 3 | I 'm not looking for some sinecure of a job with the cosy family firm , Lucy ! |
| 4 | Biddy did not speak for some time , and stood considering them in a way that made them all feel about half their usual size . |
| 5 | Sesostris did not speak for some time . |
| 6 | Since Picasso and Braque had not exhibited for some time , and since they had not taken part in the manifestations at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne , the public were not in a position to realize that their abstention deprived the Section d'Or of much of its meaning . |
| 7 | It would not do for some occupant of the house to look out of the window and actually see one walking across the lawn . |
| 8 | Naked , she walked into the bathroom and there surveyed herself in a way she had not done for some years . |
| 9 | In this new atmosphere the legislature displayed a determination to defend itself against executive encroachment , not seen for some years . |
| 10 | At Warrington , a deaf man decided to pay a visit to a relative he had not seen for some time , and set off to cycle there . |
| 11 | D'Arcy recognised the faces of several ex-special forces personnel whom he had not seen for some time . |
| 12 | When the Secretary of State was enjoying himself for about 10 minutes claiming that a large number of us supported CND , he offered some rays of hope and sunshine that I had not seen for some months . |
| 13 | However , dissolution does not occur for some time and the excellent tissue reactions of the hydroxyapatite coatings have a very positive role . |
| 14 | Even the new name of Israel is not used for some time ( it reappears in 35.10 and thereafter in Genesis is used interchangeably with Jacob ) . |
| 15 | Aycock has not shown for some years and so fans of her precisely-crafted contraptions have a great treat in store when her show opens at John Weber on 13 February . |
| 16 | If you have not exercised for some time , if you are generally unfit or if you know you have a particular medical condition , it is essential to consult your doctor before beginning a regular exercise routine . |
| 17 | That seems likely to be primarily down to Germany because the UK was flat on its back a year ago and Italy has not bubbled for some time , while the French recession is only now gathering pace . |
| 18 | That seems likely to be primarily down to Germany because the UK was flat on its back a year ago and Italy has not bubbled for some time , while the French recession is only now gathering pace . |
| 19 | Although it made him uneasy , he could not tell for some moments what it was . |
| 20 | Her own sense of failure was projected into others in order to ward off a depression about herself which finally overwhelmed her and was not to lift for some years . |
| 21 | A further merger took place in 1847 when the Edinburgh and Dundee Steam Packet Company joined the fleet and in 1852 when regular sailings to Hamburg commenced the name was changed to Leith , Hull and Hamburgh Steam Packet Company ( the spelling of the word ‘ Hamburgh ’ was not to change for some years hence ) . |
| 22 | We have all heard of the addiction caused by long-term taking of tranquillisers but did you realise that the effect of sleeping pills can last well into the following day and many antihistamines ( commonly taken to relieve colds or allergies ) can make you so drowsy that you should not drive for some hours after taking them ? |
| 23 | They were charged that they did contrive , design and plot to murder MOIR NcILCHENICH widow of Ellister for mere avarice and covetousness to attain to her money which they supposed she had lying by her in her house and in pursuance of this plot did upon some day of April 1698 in dead time of night murder her by strangling her with her own belt and thereafter threw her body over a rock into the sea so that the deed was not discovered for some time . |
| 24 | The model involving hydrogen bonding to guanine also does not account for some features of cleavage at GpN sites . |
| 25 | Yeah and it , of course it was an icy road when he went through there it was your side 's not working for some reason . |
| 26 | ‘ What a blessing I did n't fall for some curtaining remnants this afternoon . |
| 27 | The solution is to invest money which you wo n't need for some years , say five or more . |
| 28 | Rose sends greetings to all those Medau friends she has n't seen for some time . |
| 29 | Something you used to spend a lot of time at but have n't done for some time . |
| 30 | Len had n't spoken for some time . |