Example sentences of "[pron] had [not/n't] [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 | ‘ That nice lady sat there explaining to me that she had n't long to live . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | But there was periods that y your men you , you had n't enough to occupy fully occupy the men . |
| 7 | This was to pay dividends , and we had not long to wait . |
| 8 | They had not long to wait to discover whether Edward was in earnest or not . |
| 9 | 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 ’ . |
| 10 | Fortunately the Royal Hotel was on the front , and they had not far to go . |
| 11 | Why did Doctor Lanyon think that he had not long to live ? |
| 12 | He had not only to take Rome : he had also to retain it . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Anna was in danger of dying because he had not enough to offer her to replace what she would be losing . |