Example sentences of "they have not [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've had them for over three years now and they have n't remembered a single birthday or Christmas . |
| 2 | Well it will , they have n't had a free election except for one they had in rather stressful circumstances a few months ago , since oh , the early er ninteen thirties , and one er wonders whether the population could be going to administer to Mr Kohl the same sort of surprise that the British population administered to Churchill in nineteen forty-five . |
| 3 | But the Welsh , because they have n't won a Major professional event , keep proving themselves by winning Amateur Championships . |
| 4 | Dependency — ‘ Clients are becoming addicted … if they have n't got a key worker they want one ’ . |
| 5 | All credit to them they know they have n't got a big guy apart from Ormanroyd as an outlet player so they 're prepared to be patient and build up and pass the ball al pass their way through . |
| 6 | ‘ The Americans are so jealous because they have n't got a Royal Family of their own . |
| 7 | He told me on the phone that Dawn will be leaving in a fortnight 's time and they have n't found a veterinary nurse to take her place . |
| 8 | But they have not made a single bid at Britain 's top yearling sale this week . |
| 9 | This is obviously disturbing for both the child and his or her family , particularly if they have not had a great deal of contact with hospitals previously . |
| 10 | ‘ Young people become homeless because they can not get a job and they can not get a job because they have not had a good education . ’ |
| 11 | As a result far too many people emerge from their doctor , lawyer or bank manager feeling that they have not had a fair deal and have been treated as children rather than as adults who know their own mind . |
| 12 | The cruel would say they are all a load of balls and the more open-minded that they have not had a fair trial ( in cricket terms : a decent net ) . |
| 13 | IN spite of all the encouragement handed out by England in the shape of team trips here and there , it goes without saying that there are always individuals who , at the end of the day , will feel that they have not had a fair crack of the whip . |