Example sentences of "have not [verb] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The Bank of England ( 1990 ) has concluded that the withdrawal of market participants has not led to a reduction in the quality of service or reduced liquidity or competitiveness in the market .
2 This situation has not led to a decline in enrolments : except for a brief period at the beginning of the crisis , the demand for education has been sustained .
3 Does the Minister understand that the arrogance and insensitivity of his hon. Friend , who has not agreed to a meeting for about four months now , has been noted not just by Mr. Johnston but by every farmer in the north-east of Scotland ?
4 Anglo-Saxon archaeology has n't come to a crisis point as did prehistoric studies in the early 1960s ; rather it is gradually slipping into new directions with the establishment of a generation of archaeologists more aware that alternative approaches exist to be tried and which have been available for 20 years .
5 Vincent — partly because of exhaustion — had not written to a soul in months .
6 Thus Verity , the generation construction engineer , replied to an enquiry in September 1949 as to why the engineers had not reacted to a draft contracts procedure sent to them six months ago :
7 War or no war , the Government 's other business had not come to a halt .
8 I 've not spoken to a soul in the last fortnight , except for you — sorry , no offence meant .
9 ‘ If I had n't replied to a client for five months I would almost expect a visit from them in response to a complaint ! ’
10 No , I have not switched to a lecture on rally driving , your helicopter is moving forwards and you want to stop it .
11 " You have n't listened to a word I 've said , " Slater gasped .
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