Example sentences of "[adj] not have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Its one thing not making a mistake , another not having a good game .
2 In short , I am , I suppose , a single-minded adversary of the normal beliefs of conventional Conservatives and even more unconventional ones such as Margaret Thatcher , a lady for whom it is impossible not to have a considerable respect .
3 Ellison had a header disallowed for offside following good work from Drew Coverdale , then was unfortunate not to have a clear sight of goal when Steve O'Shaughnessy 's through ball struck Ellison on the back .
4 It would be better not to have an environmental audit if your management is not prepared to adopt even the less radical recommendations .
5 After six years in a Birmingham slum parish , Anna thought , you became desperate not to have a front doorstep strewn with down-and-outs and to have a back garden littered with worms , not discarded syringes and used condoms .
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