Example sentences of "[vb -s] not have the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dave is a dog lover but because of his army routine and duties , he has not had the time or lifestyle to be able to keep a dog . |
| 2 | I have tried to show in this book that though the academic institutionalizing of vernacular literary study which began about a century ago had good , even inescapable reasons in its origins , its later progress has not had the effects the founders hoped for . |
| 3 | ‘ So far he has not had the opportunity to appear to us a flexible and strong politician . ’ |
| 4 | Worse for them , whether they go on backing Mr Gorbachev or opt for some other tough guy , the rattle of gunfire has not had the intended effect . |
| 5 | However , this is a major penetrative feature triggered by a fault ( the Outer Silver Pit Fault ) and has not had the displacive effect of the salt swells located further south and east . |
| 6 | And ‘ if the tam batting second has not had the opportunity to complete the required number of overs their target score will be the runs scored by the team batting first from their equivalent number of highest scoring overs . ’ |
| 7 | Atkinson said : ‘ He has not had the best of seasons so far and probably felt he was being frozen out , but He came back and had his best game for us against Arsenal . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Colin has not had the best of luck with injuries but technically he is an excellent player . |
| 9 | ‘ At least he is symmetrical but his left leg has not had the same exercise so it 's not the same size as his right . ’ |
| 10 | Another , closely related , hypothesis is that at the end of each day we have in our unconscious a sort of ragbag of bits and pieces of experience which our conscious mind has not had the time , opportunity or inclination to process ; once again , the function of the dream is to deal with this material . |
| 11 | ‘ Even today , after all this time , she has not had the guts to say sorry to us , ’ said Teresa 's father Stephen Power , 57 . |
| 12 | Over the years the Victor has not had the glamour or attention that has been bestowed on the Vulcan so I am seriously considering starting a Handley Page Victor Association . |
| 13 | The court takes the view that it has not had the benefit of seeing the witnesses , hearing their evidence and forming opinions as to the weight to be attached to it . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The evidence suggests that they have ‘ clamoured for more staff and for improved premises , ’ but the family health services authority has not had the resources to support this , nor were suitable vacant sites in which premises could be developed easily available in inner London . |
| 16 | It is available now , but has not had the take up that Windows has enjoyed — one cynical comment has it that of the less than half million copies actually in use , the better part were given away — and yet it is a very capable operating system with some excellent features . |
| 17 | Bill has not had the best of seasons this year but , unlike most northern trainers , he has some very rich owners , including Sheikh Mohammed , Robert Sangster and American millionaire Joe Albritton . |
| 18 | The hon. Member for Glasgow , Garscadden ( Mr. Dewar ) has not had the advantage that I have had of studying these applications with very great care , and it is quite clear that he has not addressed the issue in any great substance . |
| 19 | The House has not had the opportunity to consider the instruments in detail or subject them to detailed technical examination . |
| 20 | Although ACET , like any charity , does not have the power to release you from the agreement it is likely to be sympathetic . |
| 21 | For those without any assistance , a similar stand could be made which ensures the unit does not have the tendency to tip forward . |
| 22 | The anonymous person who did it does not have the respect of the locals currently active on the scene and the bolt will , in all probability , be replaced . |
| 23 | With Severiano Ballesteros , Nick Faldo , Ian Woosnam and several leading Americans also in the field , Olazabal does not have the incentive of trying to gain a place in next week 's World Matchplay at Wentworth : he has already been invited to play in the event this year . |
| 24 | Sipping a Sling does not have the same flavour of nostalgia when you are not sitting in the old hotel with the arches and verandahs imagining you are Somerset Maugham . |
| 25 | Maxwell does not have the same depth of journalistic background but none the less occasionally issues a signed ‘ message from the proprietor ’ on the front page of his papers . |
| 26 | ‘ At this moment he [ Calfa ] does not have the support of the Civic Forum , ’ said Mr Dienstbier . |
| 27 | Japan does not have the facilities to produce as much plutonium as it needs and plans to import 153 tonnes of the highly volatile material from Britain and France between 1992 and 2000 . |
| 28 | The ruling United National Party does not have the two-thirds majority in parliament required to change the constitution . |
| 29 | Egypt , it seems , is not preparing , or more realistically , does not have the resources to change the environment . |
| 30 | Although the centre-right Alliance handsomely won the East German election , it does not have the two-thirds majority in parliament needed to change the constitution to allow unification to go ahead . |