Example sentences of "[not/n't] come [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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1 | At the present pace of progress in Brussels , similar changes throughout the EC may not come in for a dozen years or more , and British farmers fear that they will lose business while waiting for European competitors to catch up . |
2 | Mr Rochester is always very popular with the ladies at these parties , so he may not come back for a week or so . ’ |
3 | Diane locked herself in her bedroom and would n't come down for a day because she was afraid of her father 's anger . |
4 | He give me them , I took them for three days , right , I did n't come down for a fortnight and Russell 'll tell you that , I was high as a kite . |
5 | And when I took those I did n't come down for a , and that frightened me , I said to Russell I will never ever take speed because it 's if , I was er we were in the pub right on a Sunday morning and I was there but I was n't there , I was somewhere else . |
6 | ‘ If Steve does n't come back for a few days I 'll probably have to go into Palma and see the airlines and the tourist board myself . ’ |
7 | so I thought you were going to cos you did n't come back for a long time . |