Example sentences of "[pers pn] have have no [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Until that moment Aunt Louise had seemed almost a stranger , her mannerisms and glances unfamiliar , and I had had no real feeling of kinship .
2 I 've had no life-changing illness .
3 I 've had no proper death threats yet , ’ he says .
4 Mr. Ian Grist : I have had no recent meeting with representatives of the company .
5 She has had no real contact since but occasionally rings up Mr Smith and Andrew to enquire how her ‘ bairn ’ is getting on .
6 She has had no real contact since but occasionally rings up Mr Smith and Andrew to enquire how her ‘ bairn ’ is getting on .
7 Although she has had no formal training , Jenny does have a great talent .
8 For the truth was that she 'd been offered promotion a dozen times — in spite of the fact that when she 'd started as a trainee she 'd had no formal training , no experience , nothing to commend her but a fistful of ambition .
9 You 've had no conclusive experience , have you ?
10 ‘ Quite possible , ’ Don Mini said , ‘ except that you might easily fall off You 've had no flying practice at all . ’
11 She had had no previous treatment for any emotional difficulties .
12 She said she had had no bad modelling experiences but that running around Ravenhill at a recent Ulster rugby game against Australia in front of 15,000 whistling fans had proved ‘ very embarrassing ’ .
13 The reason in both cases why the security given was unenforceable was that ( a ) the security was given by the wife of the debtor , ( b ) the creditor knew of the relationship , ( c ) the creditor had done nothing to ensure that the wife understand the transaction , ( d ) the wife did not properly understand the transaction , and ( e ) she had had no independent advice .
14 We have had no good rain since … ’
15 The Minister may want to announce what it now contains , because we have had no official announcement .
16 He said : ‘ Since the SNP 's meltdown , we have had no direct dialogue with the Liberal Democrats .
17 Finding herself passing Tony 's lodgings one evening when they 'd had no pre-arranged date , she had decided on impulse to drop in and surprise him .
18 Many , he said , were convinced that they had had no managerial experience , yet they had successfully brought up children , run a home , and far more .
19 In cats comparable lesions have some effect , but only when the animals are being trained on discriminations that are novel and with which they have had no preoperative experience , or if the lesions extend into the pretectum ( Sprague et al .
20 Through the worst of the winter they have had no proper play area ; the old school building is deteriorating at a rapid rate and they have also had to find room to store the furniture for the new school which has already been delivered .
21 ‘ I am assured by Mr Mates that he has had no financial involvement with Mr Nadir , nor with any of his companies or with his advisers , either before he became a minister or since , ’ said Mr Major .
22 Mercer Lorrimore in his turn and with a smile said his horse was called Voting Right , and no , he 'd had no advance notice of any attack .
23 Perhaps he 'd had no real intention of stuffing her up her back passage .
24 He had had no private income , pension , or — which had surprised me in the last few years — life insurance .
25 He was almost 60 years of age and had been a fugitive for 22 years , during which time he had had no permanent home , no source of income and little respite from danger .
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