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Old 25-Sep-2006, 15:28
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Default Re: "will/would have not", "shall/should have not", and "can/could have not"?

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And I might make it even worse like this:
"...will for three years not have seen them." or "...will have for three years not seen them.", to prevent "not" from negating the phrase "for three years".
So, is your question now whether or not you can insert "for three years" willy-nilly in a sentence? If you know you're making a sentence worse by doing something, then don't do it. It's that simple.
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