Example sentences of "not [adj] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not sorry to have a break . |
| 2 | I am saying that there could be an appeal to the Secretary of State and that therefore it is not appropriate to have a meeting . |
| 3 | His damn wife said it was not natural to have a room without a window . |
| 4 | It is not unusual to have a sink water heater even where the rest of the house is supplied from a hot water storage cylinder . |
| 5 | They are arguing that it is not fair to have the ‘ haves ’ and the ‘ have-nots ’ ; it 's not fair to have a north and south divide . |
| 6 | It is not fair to have a dog if you are unable to take it for walks — even a small lap dog . |
| 7 | Everyone has the right to a church funeral , and for the body to be taken to the church , but it is not necessary to have a service at a funeral whether it is a burial or a cremation . |
| 8 | It is not necessary to have a doctorate in housing management to understand why there is a homelessness crisis in London and throughout the country : the answer lies with Government policies . |
| 9 | Yet Kate 's near-demented insistence that her son is not dead has a logic and awareness that , unknown to the others , is holding the family together . |
| 10 | It was n't possible to have a conversation unless her earphones were connected , but this was the least of her worries at the moment . |
| 11 | ‘ The reason why we wish to purchase the property is that we obviously are n't happy to have a business concern operating in the midst of a residential area — which is why I 've come to open negotiations by making you an offer . ’ |
| 12 | I see , so you were n't able to have a contingency fund at |
| 13 | It is n't unknown to have a foal at nineteen . ’ |