Example sentences of "he [verb] n't have [det] " in BNC.

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1 Despite the obvious satisfaction with which he carries out his work , Keith admits , when it became time , he did n't have much of a say in choosing a career in the RAF .
2 He did n't have much time for politicians as a breed .
3 ‘ No , he did n't have much chance .
4 It was a pity that he did n't have much of an appetite .
5 Still , I was n't being paid — I 'd resisted Edward 's offer of money ; I was pretty sure he did n't have much and , for the moment , I did n't need it .
6 He did n't have much money you see at that time .
7 He did n't have much patience with any kind of illness , she already knew that , and he was a terrible patient himself .
8 More likely he did n't have much faith but a great deal of superstition .
9 I wonder if that 's why he did n't have much to say ? "
10 He did n't have much time in his lodgings on the outskirts of the town , but when he was there he was able to lie down in his quiet , quiet room and totally relax .
11 He did n't have much finesse to do the things but erm and I think he used to sh he although I I got on all right with him , but some of the people working on the floor like the wardrobe people and that he used to they used to dislike him because he was but I would but you do find s I think perhaps he was a bit unsure of himself because I do n't think he was somebody who 'd had a had a tremendous education , otherwise he probably would n't have gone in on the on the construction side which was being a chippy or something at Shepherds Bush and so you know you often find people like that they have a bit of a chip on their shoulders do n't they you know , you know .
12 he did n't have much chance either .
13 But what I mean is , he did n't have that high an opinion of himself , just because he knew he could have any one of us for the asking .
14 He did n't have that steadiness or grasp of the self of Osvaldo , X. Ray , or , I am sorry to say , Rebus .
15 A couple of years ago , he points out , he did n't have all the facilities needed for the RTP job .
16 and he did say they would have helped Terry if he did n't have all of
17 Now I would say to sa say that that is almost a bit like the story of the boy crying that he did n't have many holidays because he did n't go to school and that because Harrogate 's er unemployment is so low or has been historically so low compared with other areas , a relatively small increase in the number of unemployment has an enormous increase as compared with what it 's been in the past and so the same number of people living in Harrogate who lose their jobs has an impact on the unemployment figures as perceived locally greater than a similar number of people losing their jobs in Leeds or Selby or somewhere else , and so I think to some extent this the rhetoric has outrun the reality on that point .
18 I sometimes worried that he did n't have enough time to see his own music but it seems he has it by memory .
19 Eventually his licence was taken away because he did n't have enough horses .
20 Daak could make deep incisions in places round the edge , but he did n't have enough leverage to cut off slices of the strange metal .
21 as if he did n't have enough to worry about .
22 as if he did n't have enough to worry about already !
23 I also attach a copy of my reply , from which you will see I have told Mike Templeman that I would take up his claim that he did n't have enough information on which to base an accurate estimate with you .
24 Mr Eyob said he did n't have enough time to prepare the defence case , and Mrs Mandela will be overseas with her husband on October the thirtieth .
25 He did n't have any money because all the money was controlled by MainMan .
26 He knew he did n't have any choice .
27 I listened as the young man tried to get away — telling the wino he did n't have any money .
28 He did n't have any airs and graces .
29 ‘ You do n't have to worry about that , ’ he gushed desperately , very conscious of the fact that he did n't have any ‘ things ’ .
30 They told Jesus how he was getting richer and richer as they got poorer and poorer , and how he did n't have any pity even on people who really could n't afford to pay .
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