Example sentences of "have not [verb] [noun] [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | For the clinical and educational professions ( and the lay notions which derive their values from them ) , their very practice makes it clear what fact it is that you ‘ come to terms ’ with : you have not given birth to a member of the human species as we define it , and to which we allocate certain rights and social roles , but to an object of pathology — a ‘ monster ’ , to use a technical term employed in medical anatomy . |
2 | Although the Government promise action to preserve hedgerows , they have not produced proposals for a hedgerow protection Bill . |
3 | Two other case-control studies have not found evidence of an increased risk of leukaemia in association with fathers ' preconceptual exposure to external ionising radiation . |
4 | There must be few people in modern industrial societies who have not taken part in an interview for a social survey for the purposes of market research , public opinion polling or academic research ( see Chapter 4 ) . |
5 | The ensuing changes have not taken place in a vacuum , but have had to take account of existing industrial relations institutions and practices . |
6 | and , and , well and to you as well Viv but er I have n't seen Viv , I have n't seen Pete for a while . |
7 | Oh he 's in hospital , I did n't know a thing about it , I 've been saying when we 've been to the Pentam , we have n't seen Trevor for a while , we have n't seen Trevor , and even Barry at the Pentam did n't tell me , he thought I knew |
8 | You have n't seen Alexander for a long time , have you ? |
9 | ‘ Other players have had a similar problem and have n't needed surgery for a number of years . |
10 | Have n't had chips for a while . |
11 | ‘ We have n't had rabbit for a while . |
12 | I do n't mind saveloy , I have n't had saveloy for a long while . |
13 | Mm , well I have n't had fish for a long time . |
14 | Five minute tea break , breath of fresh air , have n't got time for a cigarette though , unless you 're very , very quick . |
15 | I have n't got time for a full match report but Wetheral , and indeed the whole back four , played exceptionally well . |
16 | I have n't got time for a lot of stuff . |
17 | ‘ Down here we have n't set eyes on a banana for years ! |