Example sentences of "[prep] not have [vb pp] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The officials of the Institute have been heavily criticised by the administration of Sarajevo for not having stored the contents , which included numerous oriental manuscripts and material on microfilm , much of it unresearched . |
| 2 | Charles felt guilty for not having recognised the seriousness of the actor 's state . |
| 3 | She was just cursing herself for not having had the courage to go straight over to him in the first place when he appeared again , a little further down . |
| 4 | Migrants gave three main reasons for not having taken the course at the institutions involved in our research . |
| 5 | I accused him ( not very bitterly ) of not having sent the CND cheque . |
| 6 | On account of not having read the book it is difficult to remember . |
| 7 | He is merely suspected of not having told the authorities of a 50 million lire ( £21,000 ) contribution to the costs of having election posters printed in last April 's general election . |
| 8 | This is that the King is showing signs of not having learnt the lesson of the past months . |
| 9 | Proving that the negligence caused loss is likely to be difficult because of the uncertainty of the results of that independent investigation : and the party making the allegation might have the damages reduced for contributory negligence in not having drawn the matter to the expert 's attention during the course of the reference . |
| 10 | Freddie had managed to get into the hall by now , although even here his hostess had contrived to place her formidable bulk before the front door , her expression revealing , only too plainly , her disappointment at his early departure and her failure at not having conducted the evening more to her advantage . |
| 11 | But the mother then feels guilty at not having wanted the baby , and compensates by spoiling . |