Example sentences of "[not/n't] have [verb] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | The thundering in her heart had grown so enormous that she would not have heard a thing had there been an earthquake . |
2 | To achieve it he had to work on individuals , exploiting relationships which were not open , public ones : he could not have called a meeting to appeal to everyone 's obligations as a relative by descent and by marriage , as if these were of the same kind as those of a citizen , an Arab or a Muslim . |
3 | ‘ Held with the intention ’ has come to mean brought into being with the intention , on the part of anyone , and subsequently held , by him or by anyone else' ; and if that is what the draftsman intended or was instructed to express , the conclusion is irresistible that he did so with a degree of competence that would not have disgraced a chimpanzee learning the piano . |
4 | She might not have had a daughter to sing them with but she could enjoy their soulfullness on her own . |
5 | As far as the second witness was concerned , the appeal court had reached the view that his new evidence would not have had a material bearing on the jury 's assessment of Leighton 's credibility . |
6 | You do n't have to spend a fortune to give your family tasty , healthy meals . |
7 | If he 'd picked her up and laid her on the bed and taken her with all the passion and strength his virile body was promising her at that moment , she would n't have raised a finger to stop him , so when he swung her around in his arms and deposited her nearer to the bathroom door before removing his arms from her she was left gasping with surprise and a sinking feeling of disappointment mixed with humiliation which shook her with its intensity . |
8 | One of Luke Hunter 's ‘ usual harem ’ would n't have wanted a porter to chaperon her . |
9 | Dad would n't have wanted a promise to ruin your life . ’ |
10 | She did n't have to do a lot to get results . |
11 | A firm bustline does wonders for your figure and you wo n't have to move a muscle to create the look you desire . |
12 | You do n't have to see a show to eat at our warm and welcoming bistro ! |
13 | If it would have caught Meredith 's attention she would n't have minded a bone lodging in her gullet , but then there was always the risk he might think she was merely coughing — she could choke for nothing . |
14 | And you 're quite sure that while the car was down in Streatley , the thieves who I 'm after would n't have had a chance to take it and use it for their break-in ? ’ |
15 | But erm we had a sort of a spectrum you know it covered such a wide well area if you like of er of engineering that one would n't have had a chance to have a any contact with in in any other works , you 'd be doing as one certain sphere you know a certain type of work , and there you are you that 's your lot eh ? |
16 | yeah , no , not that we come back to that in a moment or to , I 'm just trying to see where this leads us though Mr , erm as a matter of legal analysis , erm y-y-y- your complaint , one particular one we 're talking about is that erm these standard , these are standard degrees which offend the competition rules now if it , if that 's right would not the consequence by erm across the ball , you 're saying you only , you only would render them invalid in so far as they happen to do any , happened to have done any particular name of , er that , I ca n't think , it did n't seem to be in any of the erm cases we 've looked at where the competition rules were applied , but that was a necessary condition if , if , if it 's that if it 's void , if people have suffered a loss as a result of it they can recover a lost , you do n't have to show a loss do you in order to , to , to be declared void |
17 | They do n't have to have a solicitor to represent them ? |
18 | A baby does n't have to mean a girl 's been whoring — it can come from a single night . |
19 | At least that way I would n't have got a note thanking me for a ‘ wonderful evening ’ that never happened . ’ |