Example sentences of "they have [not/n't] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had n't a clue where the fire was coming from . |
| 2 | And he went to them , and he found that they had n't a clue what they 'd written , and he concluded , quite soberly , that they must have been visited by a Muse . |
| 3 | Maybe we thought they had n't a cat in hell 's , or in Coundon 's . |
| 4 | But I 'd be surprised if they had n't a front-runner in mind , because there will be a lot of hard work to be done getting a replacement this summer . |
| 5 | If they were in debt , which they were very often , they had n't a penny . |
| 6 | Conservatives taunted them that they might find themselves , fugitives in Africa , ‘ drawing from under their arm a very fine plan of a constitution while they had not a foot of land to stand upon ’ , after having opened the doors to ‘ the revolutionary spirit which had destroyed France ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ They have n't a clue , ’ he said . |
| 8 | But they have n't a clue when it comes to answering a few penetrating questions put by a TV reporter . |
| 9 | It turns Jones into penniless Jones , Smith into penniless Smith , and if I rob Smith and Jones together they have n't a penny between them . |
| 10 | But they have n't a concrete slab ! |
| 11 | In spite of a wardrobe bulging with clothes , most women complain that they have n't a thing to wear when any invitation arrives in the post . |