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 .
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