Example sentences of "not [vb infin] have the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1	Concern was also expressed in some quarters when it became known that Christopher Ball was to be appointed Chairman of the Board , on the grounds that as head of an Oxford College he would not appear to have the intimate knowledge of the further education system that such a post requires .
2	The marriage of Chlothild , therefore , may not have had the ominous implications which the bishop of Tours attributed to it .
3	‘ Without man-made snow we would not have had the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics .
4	Ana came out of the pool at that moment and it was a good job she could n't see or her face would not have had the happy smile .
5	Certainly , an oil engine and clutch system would not have had the same degree of flexibility as a steam engine , even if a suitable engine had been available .
6	To have just lost and not been so dreadful might not have had the same impact .
7	Be careful about contemporary words that seem familiar but may not have had the same meaning or implication in the modern period .
8	This would not have had the same meaning as it has today for the term park originally meant land enclosed to keep beasts for hunting or ornamental purposes .
9	Using my 7 × 50 binoculars I was able to locate it at once , though I would not have had the slightest hope of finding it had I not been told exactly where it was .
10	Moreover if a topic does not happen to have the ontological status ascribed to it , it is still possible to refer to it identifyingly qua topic with the phrase " the same A " .
11	The hon. Gentleman does not seem to have the first idea of what happens at Social Affairs Councils .
12	Surely , such practices should be condemned , especially as many companies , such as EMI , do not seem to have the same problem .
13	But I have been quite fascinated to see that the youngsters today do not seem to have the same interest in reading the paper .

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