Example sentences of "not have the [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Arguably the necessary detachment was more likely to be found in people who had not had the kind of upbringing so thoroughly enjoyed by Mary Queen of Scots .
2 They have simply not had the chance at school to demonstrate whether or not they are actually able to go on with mathematics .
3 If I had not had the support of Project 81 members , the head of care at Le Court and other friends , I do not think I could have survived .
4 Ruth was tempted to tell her that at the time she had not had the vicar in mind , but since Mrs Peterson had not come to bring her any comfort , she simply turned her face to the wall .
5 By definition , we have not had the range of experiences which occur in old age , although we may well have some relevant personal knowledge upon which to draw .
6 In fact , the whole thing is certain to be fully explained in many textbooks , for there is nothing in an undergraduate course which has not had the attention of textbook writers .
7 He had not had the burden of responsibility which had been placed on Jonadab 's shoulders .
8 Miranda did not tell him why she had not had the nerve to buttonhole Meursault again , in a later break in the filming .
9 Older horses who do n't try and run away from bot-flies , usually have not had the use of shelter sheds when they were young , so have formed the habit of no longer attempting to evade these injurious insects .
10 Speed wants to come inside ( he really wants to play central mid-field , Strachan does not have the change of pace to beat a full-back any more .
11 You may not have the support of people around you because
12 While other microcomputers are cheaper than the BBC range , at present they do not have the range of software available to meet school needs .
13 For , as Kalven and Zeisel noted , often when juries acquit of rape , their ‘ stance is not so much that involuntary intercourse under these circumstances is no crime at all , but rather does not have the gravity of rape . ’
14 The intermediate day was spent travelling across the Karo , a desert landscape , hot and dusty , and the trains did not have the benefit of air conditioning .
15 The real question that the hon. Gentleman should put is to his own party : how will it keep tax and spending plans going if it does not have the benefit of privatisation revenues ?
16 Even if he has refused to be a market counterparty in relation to some investments , he can still be a market counterparty in relation to other qualifying investments ; and ( 3 ) The firm has warned him in its notice that he will not have the benefit of protections afforded to customers .
17 Nevertheless , a distinction should be made — as Gramsci further indicated by adding that ‘ all men do not have the function of intellectuals in society ’ — between this everyday level of political observation and reflection , and the more systematic and rigorous elaboration of ideas about society and politics which constitutes the principal activity of more specialized intellectual groups .
18 Today a President really does not have the kind of clout with the Congress that he had thirty years ago , even in matters that affect national security . ’
19 It is the Spirit of Christ that unites us with Christ : so much so that Paul can say ‘ If any man does not have the Spirit of Christ , he does not belong to Christ ’ ( Rom. 8:9 ) .
20 If the person using the expert system does not have the degree of skill and knowledge contained in the system he should make this clear to the client and obtain his agreement prior to using the system .
21 It was not , in fact , a bad educational programme , but it did not have the glamour of Cambridge English , where the idea of criticism was central , as instanced by the great success and influence of Richards 's Practical Criticism .
22 This saving does not have the character of savings ‘ in general ’ , that of being saved for future consumption , but is saved by capitalists .
23 Even if Stratford did not have the character for martyrdom , it is certain that Edward was too shrewd to promote it .
24 It is also worth noting that in Edinburgh Scottish English , phonologically prominent syllables are typically uttered with raised or high pitch and need not have the type of pitch movement associated with phonological prominence in descriptions of standard southern English ( cf.
25 The racism which these YCs were sharing , did not have the tone of bitterness or fear , which was frequently encountered in the talks with white working-class youngsters .
26 She did not have the stamina of years ago , but she would have to make it .
27 However , because of the limited scope of the Act , the east front of the India Office would only be seen at an oblique angle from the narrow King Street , and it would not have the space in front of it , as originally proposed .
28 This meant that the USSR did not have the security of tenure stipulated by such treaties .
29 Differences exist between the media of tempera and oil , or oil and acrylic , but they do not have the importance of contrasts in other material processes .
30 However , the implementation of the Directive , when adopted , may require a fundamental change in the present voluntary system under which takeover bids for UK public companies are regulated by a voluntary body ( the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers ) under the City Code , which does not have the force of law although its decisions may be reviewed by the courts .
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