Example sentences of "[not/n't] have [det] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It seemed at the time that he might not have much need of intimacy . |
| 2 | We could n't do the likes of , we could n't invite Glyndebourne in or the Welsh National Opera because we just could not have that scale of operation on . |
| 3 | I doubt whether many young people will be deterred by a fine of £1,000 or £5,000 , because they do not have that kind of money available . |
| 4 | Most of us do not have that sort of time to spare . |
| 5 | So why not have another glass of champagne to put the seal on what will undoubtedly be a truly memorable and colourful day that will live forever ! |
| 6 | Why , asked the Prince , was Britain the only country in Europe that did not have some kind of community service . |
| 7 | There are few community councils in Wales which do not have some area of countryside or open ground where nature flourishes , be it inland or on the coast . |
| 8 | Nowadays , very few excavations take place on sites that do not have some form of threat of damage or destruction , because enough funds are not available to finance a full research excavation on every possible site . |
| 9 | Berlin equally did not have any kind of status until very late in the day in publishing , literature , theatre , and painting . |
| 10 | He may turn the argument on those galleries by saying that , in effect , they are admitting that they do not have any works of art that are available or appropriate for disposal . |
| 11 | The statistics show that 64% of cars do not have any form of security device and the chances of having your car stolen is a high as one in 40 . |
| 12 | Warrell did not have this kind of money , so the mine closed , throwing 50 people out of work . |
| 13 | However , many other agreements incorporating expert determination do not have this sort of machinery . |
| 14 | Some argue that we do not have enough proof of danger to justify stricter controls on dumping or to warrant the extra expenditure involved . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't have many pockets of enjoyment , so it 's nice . |
| 16 | Er , you 'd never got er you 'd never got enough er if you 'd got a rifle , er you did n't have many rounds of ammunition , and things like this , you see . |
| 17 | Now obviously you can translate the idea of something being a preventative about illness or sickness , but it 's very difficult to suggest in idiomatic modern English that roses can be a protection against evils , because you really , we really do n't have that kind of concept , normally now , although there are many uses of erm , groups of people who might retain such a concept , and if something like that arises , you obviously ca n't make it idiomatic , because there 's just no way it 's going to work idiomatically in English . |
| 18 | I do n't have that kind of money ! ’ |
| 19 | My mum wrote back and said that she did n't have that kind of money . |
| 20 | Hawkins said : ‘ I do n't have that kind of imagination . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ We just do n't have that kind of liturgy , ’ is the excuse that is often heard . |
| 22 | ‘ Ca n't have that kind of talk , ’ said Joe . |
| 23 | Mankind does n't have that level of knowledge . |
| 24 | It is possible now to design computing systems which have much better languages than the ones that are readily available , and much more helpful programs on them , which enable the user to have a kind of dialogue in the way that you would with a person that you 're trying to communicate with , whereas , at the moment , you ca n't have that sort of dialogue . |
| 25 | We do n't have that sort of money to throw around . |
| 26 | I 'm not someone with the gift of the gab , though , and I do n't have that sort of charm . |
| 27 | Well , for me yes , because erm there are now things like the Independent Living Fund , things like that , if people fit into the right boxes and contact the right people , then they can get some sort of help but I mean , it 's still an absolute maze out there for anybody who does n't have that sort of back up . |
| 28 | There was never any ‘ girls do n't do science ’ and I 'm glad I did n't have that sort of pressure on me , because I think it 's a load of bosh , basically |
| 29 | Ca n't have that sort of thing happening to me , he thought . |
| 30 | No , I mean , there 's nothing to stop him arresting more British people , or er , any nationality , come to that , and saying well , they did stray into our territory , I 'm sorry about this , but er , we ca n't have that sort of thing , you 'll have to er , come and see if I want to release them in a few months . |