Example sentences of "he had [not/n't] have a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I could see that he had not had a drink yet and I was doubly surprised that he seemed in a good mood . ’ |
2 | It dawned on him that he had not had a date for weeks , and his first one would be with her at the Edwardian Ball . |
3 | ‘ When we understood what he meant to do , we endeavoured to dissuade him ; but he was resolute , saying he had not had a roll for a long time ; and taking out of his pockets whatever might be in them — keys , pencil , purse , or pen-knife — and laying himself parallel with the edge of the hill , he actually descended turning himself over and over till he came to the bottom . ’ |
4 | He had not had a woman for weeks — not since that last trip to the Wilds — and that had been a sing-song girl , all artifice and expertise . |
5 | Outside , the sun lashed him across the forehead with a warning of another headache to come , and he wished he had n't had a drink with lunch at paderborn . |
6 | He had n't had a clothing parcel for a long time . |
7 | He had n't had a book out . |
8 | He wrote his plea as follows : if he had n't had a reply from her before noon on the last day of the week ( which meant return post ) he would trouble her no more . |