Example sentences of "[pron] had [not/n't] have a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She insisted on having wine with the meal , and as I had n't had a drink in a long time , it made me feel rather tipsy . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd had one drink but I would have taken the same stand if I had n't had a drink at all . |
| 3 | Wilson and I had n't had a proper meal the whole time and now my stomach was beginning to remind me there were other things in life besides Scotch and bourbon . |
| 4 | I had n't had a lot of luck finding the man I wanted , but at least I 'd been getting up to date on my social exercises , like who was drinking with who , and in what bars . |
| 5 | I had n't had a shot in minutes . |
| 6 | I had n't had a good War for months ; the last one had been the Ordinary Soldiers versus the Aerosols . |
| 7 | I do n't believe I would ever have found my insects again if I had n't had a printed picture of the complete set of their evolutionary precursors , and even then it was difficult and tedious . |
| 8 | I married Clive because Mummy told me he was suitable for me , and I had n't had a letter from Felipe for a long time … |
| 9 | I had n't had a benny for a few days actually |
| 10 | But I had not had a winner since December 27 when Mr Entertainer won at Kempton Park , and many of my horses had been sick . ’ |
| 11 | I have to confess that I saved up for a portable television before I saved up for a washing machine , but then my priorities may have been different if I had not had a laundrette opposite the front door . |
| 12 | ‘ Although I had not had a sexual experience when I was at high school , I thought I should be ready , if and when it came , and so I thought I should stock up . |
| 13 | If I had not had a sensation which resembles my present sensation I could not assert , ‘ My sensation is a sensation of white ’ with the same meaning as it would have if I had had a sensation resembling it . |
| 14 | ‘ She said she had n't had a drink in 10 days . |
| 15 | Scarlet did n't argue as she might have done if she had n't had a large vodka . |
| 16 | Yesterday she had n't had a chance to look properly . |
| 17 | It suddenly struck Viola , in the midst of her rage , that she had n't had a good row for months . |
| 18 | She had n't had a headache today , in spite of the thundery heat . |
| 19 | By the looks of Carla she had not had a decent meal for weeks . |
| 20 | She had not had a violent case of laughing for years . |
| 21 | She had not had a chance to mention it to Charlotte Hanover before their … their contretemps of the other night , and assumed that he would have the decency to realize that she would not , in any case , want him to accompany her now . |
| 22 | The average age of menopause in those who had not had a hysterectomy was 48 years ( range 42 to 59 ) and they were 5 years ( mean ; range 1 to 18 ) postmenopausal at the time of the study . |
| 23 | Thirty seven who had not had a hysterectomy were given cyclic progestogen with 150 micrograms of norgestrel for 12 days each month in addition to 0.625 mg of conjugated oestrogen ( Prempak C 0.625 , Wyeth ) . |
| 24 | Harrogate were 9–0 down against their first round who had not had a try scored against them since October . |
| 25 | Harrogate were 9–0 down against their first round who had not had a try scored against them since October . |
| 26 | We switched off everything , I 'm sure , and we had n't had a fire in the grate for days . |
| 27 | As we had n't had a real holiday the year before , we thought an early spring holiday this year would do us good . |
| 28 | I remember not too long ago we had nt had a striker who scored 20+ goals since the Revie days . |
| 29 | Gabriel herself had not had a happy family life , but a merciful providence , as she now saw it , had orphaned her early . |
| 30 | They were pleased to have a nurse you see cos they had n't had a nurse . |