Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disagreements in the church about the point at which one could not compromise left a legacy of schisms in the Nile valley and in North Africa , where the rancour of the Donatist schism persisted until the Muslim invasions swept them away four centuries later . |
| 2 | ‘ A few moments later and he would not have stood a chance . ’ |
| 3 | Now had I known about this it the time , of course he would not have stood a chance of getting into the RAF . |
| 4 | Surely , if there really were a knowable pre-life creator , such would have long since become truly known to humanity , and would not have remained a subject of speculation after many thousands of years . |
| 5 | Turnips and clover , for example , may not have been really widely used until the nineteenth century , and the diffusion of knowledge across the countryside may not have exceeded a mile a year from the points of origin ( Deane 1979 ) . |
| 6 | At least one member of the jury said he would not have given a sentence of death ( which must be unanimous ) had he known that Prejean had suffered prolonged mental and physical abuse from his guardians . |
| 7 | He felt that Woolley had no right to be so contemptuous , so damaging ; Killion alone could not have stopped a bombing raid ; besides , had n't he just destroyed two , maybe three of the enemy ? |
| 8 | The decision is justified on the grounds that there was no guarantee that the plaintiff would receive any of the fine and that Parliament could not have intended a workman to be deprived of the chance to seek compensation for his injuries . |
| 9 | But does it matter as when you think that she may not have made a will , because then everything will go to her er next of kin as one says , intestacy rules . |
| 10 | ‘ I gather that your brother may not have made a will ; so what happens now ? ’ |
| 11 | The lack of a licence in Barlow Clowes ' early years may or may not have made a difference to the way investors ' funds were handled during that time . |
| 12 | The fact is that we give exceptional leave to remain because it would be inhumane to send some people , such as the Croatian that the hon. Member mentioned , back to their country at this time , even though they may not have made a claim of persecution . |
| 13 | Lorna Lewis might not have made a picture since a flopperoo called It Happened in Monte Carlo three years ago , but she was still Hollywood royalty . |
| 14 | Firstly , a young horse may not have formed a habit of accepting things as they are and automatically always behaving in the same way . |
| 15 | ‘ Surely , ’ said Lefevre , ‘ it can not have escaped a man of your experience that some ladies are in the habit of dyeing their hair . ’ |
| 16 | He waited with roused senses for what would come next ; and what came was so transparent that he had hard work not to laugh , and set out without more ado to take every advantage of a stratagem that would not have fooled a child in arms . |
| 17 | Mr Hellyer , who was in fact too nice-minded to do so , could have sworn , blasphemed , and Oliver would not have turned a hair . |
| 18 | The thundering in her heart had grown so enormous that she would not have heard a thing had there been an earthquake . |
| 19 | After the judgment , Neil Garrie , head of corporate affairs for London Underground , said : ‘ We did not want to cause additional stress to Mr Hale but the evidence we had would not have supported a settlement of the size of the eventual award . ’ |
| 20 | Melanie could not have supported a laughing , singing Victoria for breakfast and Uncle Philip might have struck the baby , which would have been dreadful . |
| 21 | They were free to raise funds elsewhere if they could , and one at least got a substantial sum from a local authority which would not have supported a project of that nature if it had not come to them from their own school children . |
| 22 | It might not have prevented her feelings for him from developing as they had , but it would certainly not have caused a change in the atmosphere in this place , and he might have remained livable with . |
| 23 | Another Nottingham volunteer , Sue , said , ‘ I may not have lost a lot in pounds but it 's great to know I can lose inches from parts I did n't think I could ever reduce . ’ |
| 24 | The event was not much talked about in the family ; it was too dreadful ; and I do n't suppose for a moment that Aunt Kate , then living abroad , would have wondered whether she , herself , might not have played a part in the sequence of events ; nor do I remember any such theory ever having been put forward or even thought of at the time . |
| 25 | Had she done so she would not have said a word , would not have looked a word , would simply have sat on the bed and talked to Tina for ten minutes instead of the two of them sitting opposite each other in armchairs . |
| 26 | Even Hazel could not have said a word for his life . |
| 27 | He could not have borne a mirror in the room with him now , for fear of what he might see ; in his heart he knew that it would be unrecognisable , as he failed to recognise the turmoil of his own feelings as having anything to do with the self he had always known . |
| 28 | Mrs Crouch would not have suffered a reduction in pay as she was offered an increased wage at the new plant . |
| 29 | I will go on to argue that the finding as to ‘ maleness ’ , though regrettable , should not have precluded a finding that there was a marriage . |
| 30 | The defendants were held not liable , as it was probable that the plaintiff would not have worn a safety belt and would therefore have fallen , even if one had been provided . |