Example sentences of "[pron] have not [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Sleep has left me and I feel that I have not long to live . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | This was to pay dividends , and we had not long to wait . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | They had not long to wait to discover whether Edward was in earnest or not . |
| 8 | 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 ’ . |
| 9 | Fortunately the Royal Hotel was on the front , and they had not far to go . |
| 10 | Arthur is inclined to be delicate and it 's feared he has not long to live . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | As things are , he has not only to invent his method , but also do most of the spadework for himself . |
| 13 | Why did Doctor Lanyon think that he had not long to live ? |
| 14 | He had not only to take Rome : he had also to retain it . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Anna was in danger of dying because he had not enough to offer her to replace what she would be losing . |