Example sentences of "[verb] n't a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if there iss n't a litter basket where you are , ’ she pointed out , ‘ you can always put paper and things in your pocket until you get to one . |
| 2 | But equally clearly , these ‘ other expressions ’ must be chosen with care : in considering to pull someone 's leg , for instance , there is little point in referring to pull in to pull a fast one , or leg in He has n't a leg to stand on . |
| 3 | CPRW 's Director , who moved the declaration , said : ‘ When it comes to complaining about ‘ EC centralism ’ the UK Government has n't a leg to stand on . |
| 4 | Thom has n't a kind word for either of them . |
| 5 | He has n't a chance of getting his wish and leaving Manchester United ! |
| 6 | ‘ So why has n't a man caught you ? ’ |
| 7 | There 's a stigma attached to the stay-at-home mum , as if she has n't a brain between the ears ! |
| 8 | This woman has n't a bean , so she 's going to pose for my wife and her girlfriends once a month or so , and she 'll get the classes thrown in free . |
| 9 | ‘ Has n't a bean ? ’ |
| 10 | Simon has n't a bean , she told her mother , besides I am much too young . |
| 11 | One has n't a hope , really . |
| 12 | But I wo n't — because I do n't believe he killed the family nanny and he has n't a hope of proving his innocence . |
| 13 | Your friend Devlin has n't a hope of getting you out , of course , but we 'd love him to try . ’ |
| 14 | and they absconded it , and the dog has n't a hope in hell and also the ones you get for the kids , when you sit in them they sit up like little chairs do n't they ? |
| 15 | She has n't a clue and asks me out for a drink . |
| 16 | ‘ My tutor has n't a clue : he has n't taught since before the war I do n't expect . ’ |
| 17 | And that is why we are so confident IBM — at least at the high levels where policy is made — has n't a clue about the nature of the large systems customers on which it depends for a considerable portion of its revenue and , we believe , more than half its gross profit . |
| 18 | If you are confident that he has been so immersed in his chattering that he has n't a clue what has just been said , turn to him and say : " A very interesting point has just been raised ; what is your opinion , Mr C. ? " |
| 19 | And of course he has n't a clue . |
| 20 | But he has n't a clue ! " |
| 21 | He smiles a lot , talks to himself and uses a tennis court like an officer patrolling it , owning it and thumping around it as if he has n't a care in the world . |
| 22 | Apart from that , he has n't a driving licence , and he was at school on Wednesday afternoon . ’ |
| 23 | She 's has n't a soul in the world barring her sister who came down and identified the bodies . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ No , ’ Grace added , ‘ She has n't a horse . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ And that being the case , ’ the Doctor said , wandering again into the twining array of whorls , blocks and threads , ‘ Pool has n't a snowflake 's chance in hell of pulling it off . ’ |
| 26 | Of course it 's only a rummage-search , but as far as we 've gone , there 's nothing in that boat at all that has n't a right to be there . ’ |
| 27 | Denis , who has n't been on stage for decades , has n't a nerve in his body . |
| 28 | A bit o' glass 'ad caught him on the fore'ead , but otherwise we 'ad n't a scratch to show for it between us . |
| 29 | We did n't a chance to get fat ! |
| 30 | I rather think that 's a , a repeat , I seem to re remember seeing it because er did n't a lot of them escape and they 've |