Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she must not have a wooden leg or a cast in her eye , since these are things most of us hope to escape . |
| 2 | Ramsey did not see why it should not have a wider interest as in Henson 's day . |
| 3 | There is no reason why you should not have a weekly reward for remaining the same weight , at least for a few months after you have attained your ideal shape . |
| 4 | When asked in 1890 if a country like Russia should not have an independent Ministry of Agriculture , Vyshnegradsky was responsible for another bon mot : ‘ But the Minister of Agriculture will not have anything to do . ’ |
| 5 | Well , she is a woman , so perhaps she should n't have a strong point of view . |
| 6 | to because we 've got the Legal Aid system , but I mean my son was also a repeated robbed in his car and what shocked me was the , the police they said to me you should n't have a pretty car any way , he had a brand new X R three |
| 7 | you should n't have a pretty car , I mean that is nonsense |
| 8 | So there 's no reason at all why you should n't have a few hours off . |
| 9 | At this stage , asylum seekers may not have a legal adviser . |
| 10 | However , many carers may not have a great deal of energy left over for campaigning , and may simply want to go along to the group for support , advice and a break from usual responsibilities . |
| 11 | If the policy-making area is technical and complex , public officials have a decided advantage , even though the state may not have a total monopoly of technically relevant knowledge in policy areas where it is pursuing corporatist arrangements . |
| 12 | People who ‘ expect ’ older people to have worsening health or to ‘ decline ’ in their faculties , may not have a positive approach to various ways of coping with physical and mental changes . |
| 13 | ( Smaller companies may not have a special book , but instead keep the advice/delivery note on file ) |
| 14 | Also remember that although signing one card for everyone might be cheaper for you , there are still some folk within the fellowship who may not have a big circle of family or friends and who would really appreciate a card from you . |
| 15 | The problem of consistency of measurement techniques over a long period of time will have to be faced and may not have a satisfactory solution . |
| 16 | Too few paragraphs can make the essay difficult to follow , both visually and conceptually , and suggests that it may not have an underlying argument structure at all . |
| 17 | However , in a more recent study Nyman and Silberston cast some doubt on the growth of management control , reporting that as high a figure as 56.25 of the top 250 companies in the UK were still controlled by shareholders , and concluding that ‘ the extent of managerial control is more limited than has been thought and may not have an inexorable tendency to increase . |
| 18 | It was rather like working out the details of one of her plots : circumstances capable of more than one interpretation ; actions which might or might not be innocent ; individuals who might or might not have a genuine motive , the means and opportunity to commit the crime . |
| 19 | You 'll not have an easy time with her , Marilla . ’ |
| 20 | The SDP did not and could not have a good war . |
| 21 | The trial was , however , relatively small ( 59 patients ) raising the possibility of a type two error , and it is possible that fluticasone propionate was not present in sigmoid colon and rectum and this could not have a therapeutic effect ( two thirds of patients had rectosigmoid disease only ) . |
| 22 | If there is danger , you could not have a better man by your side . ’ |
| 23 | Built in 1540 , these lovely red-brick stables have been loaned to the Horse Rangers by grace and favour since 1964 , and could not have a better tenant than this exclusive voluntary organisation — exclusive that is to children who do not have their own horses and ponies . |
| 24 | Soon after the Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985 outlawed surrogacy contracts , members of the British Medical Association at their annual meeting voted by a small majority , that surrogacy should be allowed as infertility ’ therapy ’ for couples who could not have a biological child any other way . |
| 25 | Could n't have a normal education . |
| 26 | Hilary could n't have a better coach for GCE Maths . ’ |
| 27 | And the championship could n't have a better launch on Friday morning when Carrickfergus ' Michael McHugh meets Paul Daly of Belmont in the opening U-25 singles semi-final . |
| 28 | He knows how I feel , me being an only child … he 's a wonderful husband , I could n't have a better husband . |
| 29 | They could n't have a better time to do it . |
| 30 | but of course the main event of the year at Headingley is the Test Match , and say Yorkshire Cricket Club : ‘ You really could n't have a better view than from the comfort of an executive box . ’ |