Example sentences of "do [not/n't] have [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With 49.45 per cent of the vote , Herenton fell just short of an actual plurality , but did not have to undergo a runoff election as required in the past . |
| 2 | In Breen v. Amalgamated Engineering Union a majority of the Court of Appeal held that a disciplinary committee of a trade union did not have to tell a shop steward why they had refused to endorse his election , and in McInnes v. Onslow-Fane it was held that the council of the Boxing Board of Control did not have to give an applicant for a manager 's licence an outline of their objections to him . |
| 3 | He had the good grace to apologise afterwards and I also expressed my gratitude that I did not have to wait an hour or so until the training was finished before I could obtain his team and get busy . |
| 4 | In Breen v. Amalgamated Engineering Union a majority of the Court of Appeal held that a disciplinary committee of a trade union did not have to tell a shop steward why they had refused to endorse his election , and in McInnes v. Onslow-Fane it was held that the council of the Boxing Board of Control did not have to give an applicant for a manager 's licence an outline of their objections to him . |
| 5 | It did not have to have a name . |
| 6 | Linda received a liver from another child so surgeons did not have to cut an adult liver to size . |
| 7 | Darlington appeal co-ordinator Michelle Le-Neveu said donations did not have to cost a lot but should be high in nutrition like tinned fish or meat . |
| 8 | Shopping is a pleasure when you live alone because you do not have to do a bulk-shop every weekend as families do . |
| 9 | The ability of soil to support plant life is an extraordinarily involved and technically complicated science , and although you do not have to become a scientist in order to grow roses well , you do need to use a lot of judgement in all sorts of situations . |
| 10 | You do not have to become a psychologist in the academic sense . |
| 11 | An elderly parent living alone invariably has problems to cope with , though , in some area of life , and ideally the people to help them should be members of their own family ; people who know their character and understand their needs , those they do not have to make an effort to relate to and trust , and who can move around freely in their homes , to sort through the various ‘ pockets ’ of their anxiety more easily than any stranger can do . |
| 12 | On the other hand , defensive circulars do not have to comply with the Code 's information and content requirements and do not have to contain a responsibility statement which gives the target company 's board greater latitude ( although , of course , it should avoid negligent or misleading statements and defamatory remarks and copies of its circulars must be lodged with the Panel ) . |
| 13 | ‘ I did n't have to do a thing , they just took over . ’ |
| 14 | I did n't have to do a thing . |
| 15 | She did n't have to do a lot to get results . |
| 16 | Okay , so he was a porter , low man in the hierarchy , but this was the kind of time when the barriers went down and he did n't have to wear a label . |
| 17 | Then she found that she did n't have to say a word for , his expression the harshest she had ever seen it , Ven was wasting no further time , but was letting forth with a snarled , ‘ Just who the hell are you ? ’ |
| 18 | If so then it 's hardly surprising you did n't have to cancel a date tonight . ’ |
| 19 | Davey and I were lucky : we did n't have to share a room . |
| 20 | Ken Vasey did n't have to make a save in the first half , did n't really have to did n't give Charlton a chance , and even in the second half when Charlton came forward more and more , they did n't really have any chances erm one that Lee volleyed over the bar , one that was headed over the crossbar , and the chance that went in the net , so they still did n't have many chances , but erm United somehow erm construed to drop two points , and erm yes , dreadfully disappointing . |
| 21 | Er Ministers are often in a very grave difficulty these days , if they do n't listen er er they 're accused o o of being autocratic , i i if they do listen , er then they 're accused of making u-turns , well even the gathering swine did n't have to make a u-turn , a change of direction would have been quite sufficient and I welcome the change of direction which the Home Secretary ha has made erm the objectives of this Bill are I think to be commended , but it is be perfectly clear from the outset that you ca n't combat crime by antagonising everyone concerned with the enforcement of law and order , the police authorities , the police and the magistrates . |
| 22 | ‘ He did n't have to make a fuss of Steve before the game — he knew he was capable . ’ |
| 23 | But I was on medical and BUPA hospitals had special arrangements where they did n't have to have a cheque and where did n't have to have a banker 's order . |
| 24 | But I was on medical and BUPA hospitals had special arrangements where they did n't have to have a cheque and where did n't have to have a banker 's order . |
| 25 | ‘ You mean because you did n't have to get a job if you did n't want to ? ’ |
| 26 | YOU do n't have to watch a free-kick for a pantomime as suggested in last week 's column . |
| 27 | Those are covered by a special arrangement where we do n't have to collect a cheque we do n't have a banker 's order but it 's done through a erm a company invoice |
| 28 | I leave at 7.30am and by 8am have checked Skipper over and given him a small handful of feed in his manger ( which seems to keep him happy when other horses are fed and means I do n't have to wait an hour for him to digest a full feed ) . |
| 29 | It 's you do n't have to sell a lot if er you 've got a couple of full pages and a couple halves . |
| 30 | Snooker 's a lot more fun when you do n't have to wear a tie and waistcoat — who in their right mind would want to do that ? |