Example sentences of "n't have [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have n't had to make a demand upon our congregation to make such a decision for twenty two or twenty five years you see ? |
| 2 | Most machines come minus a cartridge , but you do n't have to spend a fortune — Audio-Technica produce a perfectly acceptable one for £19 , although that is rock bottom : there are genuine improvements to be had by budgeting for four times that amount . |
| 3 | You do n't have to spend a fortune to give your family tasty , healthy meals . |
| 4 | So you would n't have to spend a fortune on , on , on I mean it 's only a matter of most of it 's a matter of paint , and then hanging a few things up is n't it ? |
| 5 | The vast majority hire boots and skis so you do n't have to spend a lot of money on gear before you find out if skiing is for you . |
| 6 | You do n't have to spend a lot of money to look just nice looking I mean d' you know , er just you know nice appearing , clean appearing or something like that that will do and beauty most of it its come from inside . |
| 7 | So for the majority of formulae that 's all you need to do to make the formulae copyable , so when I got this extra product to insert just insert the rows , copy the formula down and that change is made very quickly indeed , I do n't have to spend a lot of time understanding and editing the formulae . |
| 8 | ‘ They ca n't have felt a thing . ’ |
| 9 | The only consolation is that he would n't have felt a thing . |
| 10 | Marr would n't have turned a hair on that , thought Theodora , but she said nothing . |
| 11 | Those are covered by a special arrangement where we do n't have to collect a cheque we do n't have a banker 's order but it 's done through a erm a company invoice |
| 12 | Snooker 's a lot more fun when you do n't have to wear a tie and waistcoat — who in their right mind would want to do that ? |
| 13 | Okay , so he was a porter , low man in the hierarchy , but this was the kind of time when the barriers went down and he did n't have to wear a label . |
| 14 | If he 'd picked her up and laid her on the bed and taken her with all the passion and strength his virile body was promising her at that moment , she would n't have raised a finger to stop him , so when he swung her around in his arms and deposited her nearer to the bathroom door before removing his arms from her she was left gasping with surprise and a sinking feeling of disappointment mixed with humiliation which shook her with its intensity . |
| 15 | Just to put the coffin into the house , the would n't have to take a window out to put the coffin in |
| 16 | Well , I do n't have to paint a picture , now do I ? ’ |
| 17 | So if you 'd like to play the game the only rule is that you must n't have played a phone in competition on this programme in the last four weeks . |
| 18 | Six more contestants we need , the only rule is that you must n't have played a phone-in competition on this programme in the last four weeks . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , as I said , my mother is allergic to feathers , so I could n't have kept a bird at home even if I 'd had one . |
| 20 | ‘ Virtually a two-hander — one does n't have to put a chorus on stage unless one wants to . |
| 21 | You do n't have to put a cartridge in each time before you fire . ’ |
| 22 | The way Amanda had it rigged , it would n't have killed a sparrow … ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Without funds being raised he would n't have stood a chance . |
| 24 | Dougal did n't struggle : even if he could have got out of the duvet , he would n't have stood a chance . |
| 25 | If I 'd known that , I would n't have stood a chance . ’ |
| 26 | You would have thought The Woman In Black would n't have stood a ghost of a chance of survival with just two actors , a simple set and some offstage sound effects going for it . |
| 27 | If so then it 's hardly surprising you did n't have to cancel a date tonight . ’ |
| 28 | YOU do n't have to watch a free-kick for a pantomime as suggested in last week 's column . |
| 29 | One of Luke Hunter 's ‘ usual harem ’ would n't have wanted a porter to chaperon her . |
| 30 | Dad would n't have wanted a promise to ruin your life . ’ |