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

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1 Had he not had a bowl of water in his cell , he too , would have succumbed before his rescuers found him .
2 But I had not had a winner since December 27 when Mr Entertainer won at Kempton Park , and many of my horses had been sick . ’
3 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 .
4 and it 's everything just to stop you getting at what , well get it then yeah , I 've , I do n't mind some of it , I 've not had a bit of marzipan for I do n't mind these erm almond slices , I quite like them , but I think it must be the texture of the marzipan
5 Tell her I 'll starve to death , cos I 've not had a bit of cake !
6 But back at WHS headquarters , Sir Malcolm seemed unperturbed by the commentaries , pointing out that the group had not had a reduction in profits for ‘ many , many years ’ .
7 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 .
8 ‘ I 've not had a cup of tea all night , ’ she says .
9 I have not had a cup of tea since I came here , as the coffee is so cheap and good .
10 She thought , listening to the famous film director , that she had not had an experience of oppression , of violence , at least she had not experienced her life in those terms ) : Your interpretation of women sees them as objects of desire , images in advertisements , pin-ups — how are you going to express the inner thoughts of Black Panthers ?
11 She had not had an answer from Ellen but she could not wait .
12 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 .
13 They have simply not had the chance at school to demonstrate whether or not they are actually able to go on with mathematics .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 He had not had the burden of responsibility which had been placed on Jonadab 's shoulders .
19 Miranda did not tell him why she had not had the nerve to buttonhole Meursault again , in a later break in the filming .
20 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 .
21 Those whose gifts and tastes lie in a certain direction — people who do not have a head for mathematics — may well have been influenced by this in an early career choice .
22 He had been fond of his uncle , Thomas had been a bluff hearty man but unfortunately he did not have a head for business .
23 For this reason the House of Lords held that in certain cases an applicant for a declaration or an injunction should not have a choice of procedure : in certain cases it would be and ‘ abuse of the process of the court ’ for an applicant seeking a declaration or an injunction to proceed otherwise than by way of an AJR under Ord. 53 .
24 It is also necessary , in areas where student members are small , to select experts who are seen to be neutral and do not have a conflict of interest with the college .
25 Mergers between these firms have had the effect of reducing the number of accountants who do not have a conflict of interest , simply because there are fewer firms .
26 Mr Lang has decided that Yorkhill and the city 's Southern General Hospital do not have a scale of teaching and research to justify such representation .
27 I do not want to disappoint the hon. Member for Eastbourne , but the chances of a local income tax are nil , because his party does not have a cat in hell 's chance of ever being returned to government .
28 Due to the way in which he handled its introduction , it did not have a cat in hell 's chance of succeeding .
29 But they were kept going in it , rather perhaps at the discretion of those running the schemes rather than to throw them out , and as a result we did not have a scrap of vandalism in the area during the whole of the summer holidays .
30 At one stage , Fields had threatened to pull out of the arrangement altogether and find a new partner , until the CAA made it clear that Fields would not have a licence without Virgin 's involvement .
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