Example sentences of "not have had a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could not have had a better tutor in extra-mural teaching . |
| 2 | Would his wife not have had a better quality of life with fewer children ? |
| 3 | Brian Horton says they could not have had a better match . |
| 4 | As for John Smith , he could not have had a better target for his Commons debut as Labour leader … |
| 5 | The dazed expression had almost left her face and I wondered if she might not have had a slight stroke when Celia abandoned her , and was now recovering . |
| 6 | I hope you will not have had a fruitless journey , Mrs er — ’ |
| 7 | ‘ They both might be fit for Saturday and , even though they will not have had a reserve team match , they could well come straight back into the squad , ’ he added . |
| 8 | Thus , prices on Simex may not have had a measurable effect on the index . |
| 9 | However , computer simulations using state-of-the-art general atmospheric circulation models undertaken in Britain , Canada , Germany and the United States all suggest the fires will have added only 2–5 per cent to world emissions of carbon dioxide in 1991 and that this increase will not have had a significant influence on world climate change . |
| 10 | Consequently , other market members ( and their customers ) may not have had a proper opportunity to participate in the trade . |
| 11 | There is no reason to think that people in the past may not have had a profound understanding of God , an understanding which will illuminate one 's own . |
| 12 | She could not have had an easy childhood . |
| 13 | Most of us have to admit that although our parents may not have had an ideal marriage , we have learned a lot of valuable lessons from them . |
| 14 | Aldfrith may not have had an obvious heir across the late 680s and early 690s , for Osred was only about 8 years old on his father 's death and not born , therefore , until c . |
| 15 | Portsmouth could not have had an easier preparation than they had against a flimsy Grimsby side . |
| 16 | That will no doubt be done by the press , clearly bored at not having had a good scandal to get its teeth into for all of two months . |
| 17 | He appears not to have had a ready answer to this question ! |
| 18 | It started with a piece of foolishness that could have got me into a deal of trouble had I not have had a wise check in time from the inspector . |