Example sentences of "have not [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These fortunate people are the first generation approaching retirement who have not suffered a significant interruption in their career because of the war . |
| 2 | In fact I have not met a single teacher who does not want to be their best and do their best for young people , even though what this means in practice is very different for different teachers . |
| 3 | Mrs Anita Culley , manager of the hotel , said : ‘ We have not noticed a large drop in trade during the recession . |
| 4 | As yet I have not written a single page by daylight . |
| 5 | Stanley , Signor , Lidgard & Karr ( 1981 ) present some cogent criticism of the work of Raup and his associates and establish that chance factors have not played a dominant role in producing dramatic changes in diversity . |
| 6 | But they have not made a single bid at Britain 's top yearling sale this week . |
| 7 | As yet I have not seen a golden eagle on any of my trips to Argyll , but if I do I would appreciate any tips you could give me for photographing them . |
| 8 | Unlike the 1920s and 1930s , the current socio-economic problems , acute though they are , have not seen a marked upswing in the political fortunes of the extreme Right . |
| 9 | A spokeswoman for Cleveland Police admitted there was a problem with young men in Middlesbrough carrying knives , but added : ‘ We have not seen a particular increase in the recent past . ’ |
| 10 | We have not heard a single word . |
| 11 | I have not heard a single argument — there was not a sentence in the Secretary of State 's speech — to suggest that the upper limit will be reached in the coming year . |
| 12 | Unlike many other contracts , the courts have not exercised a strong influence over the framework of this relationship and the common law only imposes a few terms upon leasehold parties . |
| 13 | If I have not achieved a shapely figure by then , I shall become a nun ! ’ |
| 14 | However , a failure to agree a price will often be strong evidence that the parties have not reached a binding agreement ( see , eg Courtney and Fairbairn Ltd v Tolaini Bros ( Hotels ) Ltd [ 1975 ] 1 WLR 297 ) . |
| 15 | As between the other three , I have not expressed a particular preference , but because no developer has come forward in connection with sector three , there has perhaps been less detailed attention paid to that sector the A fifty nine , than to others . |
| 16 | I have not described a tenacious battle to secure compensation for a number of distinguished urologists who contracted hepatitis , believedly at a medical banquet , and for whom at the end of the day a moderate degree of compensation was — against considerable odds — secured . |
| 17 | We have not attempted a similar exercise for this Report : we felt that such samples needed very careful selection which would take time we could not afford , and that , unless samples were numerous and lengthy , they would inevitably illustrate only a few aspects . |
| 18 | Indeed , strictly speaking , so far we have not mentioned a single school development that falls within the scope of this study 's working definition of multimedia . |
| 19 | There has been little methodological writing about them until very recently ; there are major researchers , such as Goffman , with many volumes to their credit , who have not published a single line on their techniques ; and , while quantitative data are conventionally available to other researchers for re-analysis , no such traditions exists in qualitative research ; field-notes , indeed are often jealously guarded . |
| 20 | The fact is that I have not needed a constant stream of young ferrets . |
| 21 | ‘ Records will show very shortly that we have not had a typical winter for this part of the country and that seems to be the main reason , ’ he told the environmental health committee yesterday . |
| 22 | This is obviously disturbing for both the child and his or her family , particularly if they have not had a great deal of contact with hospitals previously . |
| 23 | We have not had a great deal of communication from you over the past two years , and it is questionable whether we are of use to you , and you to us . |
| 24 | Erm we have not had a great deal of time to put this together . |
| 25 | They would claim that elections ( hitherto ) in the Soviet Union , or in , say , El Salvador or the Philippines under President Marcos , have not been free : the people have not had a genuine choice open to them . |
| 26 | He said last night : ‘ Until now we have not had a real marker which would tell a cancer cell from a normal cell . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Young people become homeless because they can not get a job and they can not get a job because they have not had a good education . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I have not had a good day ; in fact I have not had two good days . |
| 29 | The cruel would say they are all a load of balls and the more open-minded that they have not had a fair trial ( in cricket terms : a decent net ) . |
| 30 | IN spite of all the encouragement handed out by England in the shape of team trips here and there , it goes without saying that there are always individuals who , at the end of the day , will feel that they have not had a fair crack of the whip . |