Example sentences of "[pron] have not [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And , dear me , I had n't far to look . ’ |
| 2 | I had not only to Testify as to how , where and when the Lord Jesus had entered my heart but also give the punters a detailed account of the innermost secrets of my heart . |
| 3 | I have n't really to get down it was just I , I took . |
| 4 | Well Dorothy got er , some to knit something for Bryony and she actually got too much so if I do run out if I have n't enough to finish this er er vest , T-shirt summer top , whatever it 's called she 'll have some . |
| 5 | But then , when I come to think and ask myself what made me like this , I have n't far to seek the answer . |
| 6 | Sleep has left me and I feel that I have not long to live . |
| 7 | ‘ That nice lady sat there explaining to me that she had n't long to live . |
| 8 | Laura 's problem was that she had not enough to do — no children , though she had n't said anything about this recently — and his heart smote him because he had undertaken to make her happy , and had n't . |
| 9 | I suppose it depended on whether you went for the older man , which , speaking for herself , Rosie did n't and never had done and was , anyway , leaving to stay with the Spratlings at Porto Ercole and then , perhaps , driving down to Rome to see poor old Jack Gerontius , who had n't long to go , and after that , who knew ? |
| 10 | But there was periods that y your men you , you had n't enough to occupy fully occupy the men . |
| 11 | ‘ Such a shame about the weather , and you have n't long to enjoy our Mediterranean climes , have you , my dear ? ’ |
| 12 | As you near the end of your first video safari , the low-battery warning in your viewfinder may begin to flash , indicating that you have not long to go before switch-off for the day . |
| 13 | This was to pay dividends , and we had not long to wait . |
| 14 | To understand the specific nature of the abnormality experienced by disabled people we have not only to document a general failure to provide for needs . |
| 15 | They had not long to wait to discover whether Edward was in earnest or not . |
| 16 | Johnson , who should have known better , believed Boswell right in assuming such folk unhappy , ‘ for that they had not enough to keep their minds in motion ’ . |
| 17 | Fortunately the Royal Hotel was on the front , and they had not far to go . |
| 18 | ‘ He has n't long to live , ’ was the answer . |
| 19 | Arthur is inclined to be delicate and it 's feared he has not long to live . |
| 20 | Gandhi 's understanding of Truth and the essential unity of all that exists means that he has not only to realize his highest Self or Ātman but also recognize his oneness with all his fellow men and with all sub-human forms of life . |
| 21 | As things are , he has not only to invent his method , but also do most of the spadework for himself . |
| 22 | Why did Doctor Lanyon think that he had not long to live ? |
| 23 | He had not only to take Rome : he had also to retain it . |
| 24 | He had not only to acquire knowledge of the artificial-flower trade but to compete , while paying full male wages , against most manufacturers , who employed low-waged girls . |
| 25 | Anna was in danger of dying because he had not enough to offer her to replace what she would be losing . |