Example sentences of "[prep] not have [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its bed and furniture were entirely homely , however , and perhaps not as dainty as the elegant young French lady might like , but it did have a nice view of the hustle and bustle of Newington Butts , and Mrs Beavis always reckoned that if you could see life going on from your window , you could n't grumble too much about not having dainty furniture . |
| 2 | But after I heard Dr Warner saying that to my mother about not having any sisters — ’ |
| 3 | On the one hand , if they go along unquestioningly they may lose their autonomy , and their subordinates will see them as not having significant influence with corporate . |
| 4 | His parents believe he immersed himself in his studies as a form of compensation for not having many friends . |
| 5 | I had to bawl those people out for not having due consideration to the effects of other human beings and the problems that they have . |
| 6 | Being mocked at school for not having any skill at games . |
| 7 | He was left apologizing for not having enough wives to go round . |
| 8 | Charles was left apologizing for not having enough wives to go round . |
| 9 | We had to keep that clean suppo And they were n you you was working about six days out of seven , I got one or two days extra for not having clean harness I could you had n't got time to do it . |
| 10 | Firstly may I apologise for not having this report in the hands of the secretary prior to this meeting . |
| 11 | Of the remainder , some of the main reasons or comments given for not having this policy were ; |
| 12 | In Belfast the Georgian flight crew were fined for not having proper entry visas — then the Forte Crest stepped in with cheap accommodation on learning Tbilisi could only afford to stay in university halls . |
| 13 | I think that 's a fair comment to say , despite not having clear plans . |
| 14 | It 's the cost effect of not having that information , that 's going be a cost on the client if he comes and wants |
| 15 | But in spite of not having enough money , Sussex is still active and perhaps in the forefront of the scientific research . |
| 16 | I make not a party-political point , but one which shows the reality of not having proper consultations on the time scale for implementing such a major piece of legislation . |
| 17 | He went on to add that ‘ as a Spaniard she had the great advantage of not having any family in France who would have to be given honours and rewards ’ . |
| 18 | Equally , one could accuse the Scottish Office of not having sufficient knowledge of Scotland to make correct decisions . |
| 19 | This is particularly the case with market research reports , most of which are extremely expensive , thus putting Scotland at an economic disadvantage in not having direct access to this material . |
| 20 | A Although your aquarium has the correct lighting to promote good plants growth , suspect your problem arises from not having enough light for such a densely planted aquarium . |
| 21 | Unlike its parent CD-ROM , multimedia has suffered from not having clear standards . |
| 22 | Of ten problems , say , three need extra training , two need clarification , two are not part of the job , two are due to organisational difficulties , and one is due to not having enough time . |
| 23 | My great concern about the totally ambivalent position of the Labour party is that it is prepared to take risks by not having enough submarines to provide an effective deterrent . |
| 24 | Schipper pointed out that researchers are again handicapped by not having enough data . |