Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb pp] for [adj] months " in BNC.
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| 1 | In another undated letter to Gaunt Minton admits that owing to the pressure of illustrative work he had not painted for eight months . |
| 2 | Commercial versions are not expected for 18 months . |
| 3 | A decision by the Environment Secretary is not expected for several months after the close of the inquiry . |
| 4 | He will , however , not make up his mind whether to fly out Sam Torrance 's father , who he has not seen for six months , until after today 's final round in New Orleans , where he is also the defending champion . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Blood from a donor infected within the past three months would not be picked out because the test detected antibodies that are not produced for three months . |
| 7 | The house was not vacated for several months . |
| 8 | To add to W. 's problems , as if she had not enough already , the clinical psychologist treating W. left the area in March 1991 , W. then being nearly 15 , and was not replaced for five months . |
| 9 | By the time Crawford returned to the stage in mid-1971 , he had not worked for fourteen months . |
| 10 | As the crews tied up for the last time in Southampton , watched , and waited for by families and friends they had n't seen for eight months , many of them agreed getting back to a routine , going back to work , might by tough . |
| 11 | Obviously I get the odd pains from it because I 'm doing things I have n't done for 15 months . |
| 12 | After a while I did something else I had n't done for several months : I began to rough out a poem . |
| 13 | She had the impression that she had n't smiled for several months . |
| 14 | I wanted specifically to address myself to one rumour which seems to be a circulating dilemma , a great deal of enthusiasm and I heard that at er Chichester Railway Station today erm the staff at Chichester Railway Station seem to be under the impression that the erm the emergency planning authorities er have imminent proposals to breach the railway line south of to allow the flood water to escape to the sea , with the result so I was quite earnestly and er without any doubt that the railway will be closed for six months erm the , the Chairman of the County Council just raised this issue with the Emergency Planning , I understand that this is er an unsubstantiated rumour and er that there be a an immediate er destruction of the railways is not imminent but er I think perhaps it shows that erm probably due to the the great media interest and all sorts of stories are er doing a round but it goes without saying of course that the railway was n't closed for six months to the railway , but I do n't think there is any er any prospect to that , but I think the Chairman Council feels that . |
| 15 | That 's not to say they are things that are happening this month that , that I have n't planned for three months ago . |