Example sentences of "he [verb] not have [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He did not have that feeling this time .
2 Sadly , he did not have long to bask in the glory of that epic flight , he was killed while delivering a Vickers Viking in France .
3 He did not have long to wait for his answer .
4 He did not have long to wait , though it seemed an age to him .
5 There were few subjects on which he did not have firm opinions .
6 Unfortunately , he did not have certain items of information such as the history of the Star pistol found at the cottage .
7 When asked whether he would support a constitutional change in Scotland if he did not have proportional representation , he said no ; so he makes it clear that he gives higher priority to the self-interest of the Liberal Democrats and a voting system that would help them than to the issue of principle on Scotland 's constitutional future .
8 The mere fact that he did not have all the information could not be an excuse for not complying with the notice under s 8 , TMA 1970 .
9 He had had a series of injuries , he did not have reasonable employment , and a plainly lucrative offer from Japan had appeal .
10 He did not have great difficulty with Churchill .
11 He did not have far to go to find an enthralling abundance of birds .
12 As Maryon had not long had a baby , we decided that Alan should volunteer , as he did not have such a valid excuse !
13 I can only recall one occasion when he expressed a quiet boast ; he took delight in telling me that he did not have one paper qualification to his name .
14 I would have done it for a young white guy if he was from my club and I realised that he did not have enough money to play the Tour . "
15 The taxpayer contended that he did not have full information available to enable him to complete the returns .
16 After leaving Cambridge he went off to Paris to study drawing , but soon realized that he did not have sufficient talent .
17 He decided to resign , not as a tactical manoeuvre , but because he did not have sufficient support to carry on .
18 When Mr Knighton announced his bid , the Panel says , he did not have any independent corporate finance advisers , nor lawyers advising him .
19 But he desired the little glass key , because he was a craftsman , and could see that it had taken masterly skill to blow all these delicate wards and barrel , and because he did not have any idea about what it was or might do , and curiosity is a great power in men 's lives .
20 He recorded two albums in one , ‘ Survival ’ and ‘ Uprising ’ , he did not have any patience , not even with The I-Threes .
21 Count 1 alleged the obtaining of property by deception contrary to section 15(1) of the Theft Act 1968 , the particulars being that on or about 16 March 1988 the appellant dishonestly obtained from the Halifax Building Society a cheque for £150,000 by falsely representing ( a ) that his basic annual income was £90,000 , ( b ) that he had never been bankrupt and did not have any judgment or proceedings for debt outstanding and ( c ) that he did not have any bank or other loans or charge/credit card debts .
22 However , he does not have this negative interpretation of all events or all the time — otherwise he would be permanently depressed .
23 Quite clearly , however , he does not have unlimited discretion .
24 Remember that recovery is a slow but continuing process , and that there is no doubt that the patient will improve , provided he does not have any major setbacks .
25 He does not have any feel for how strategy and the construction of social constituencies of support match up , or for wider social and cultural themes .
26 He does not have any scope for passion , it seems , and yet you are sweetly soft to hold , wonderfully submissive to kiss .
27 It is rather like a child rejecting food he has not tasted because he does not have enough information to make it seem attractive .
28 If he can ‘ pick and choose ’ , I suggest , he is not a citizen , he does not have full political status and he is quite distinguishable on these grounds alone from the adults around him who do not have this option .
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