Example sentences of "she have [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think she thought Emily would be able to earn her living as a governess or lady 's companion , in the end , but she 's too idle and she has n't the wit . |
| 2 | But she had n't the patience for that . |
| 3 | Yet she had n't the heart to forbid him to smoke when he had so few comforts left . |
| 4 | When he died in her arms in the scalp , she had n't the heart or the strength to survive . ’ |
| 5 | She had n't the luxury of considering her options . |
| 6 | At the end of the summer she was so hungry she had n't the energy to move further than Paddy 's dilapidated chair and she stitched a baby 's gown from her only decent petticoat . |
| 7 | Berthe Weill protested that she could not leave the gallery for the moment , she had n't the time , there were all the guests to look after . |
| 8 | She was terrified that he would refuse , knowing she had n't the strength to force him , and would n't even if she could . |
| 9 | Even when she looked up and saw the half mortals approaching from the forest , she had n't the strength to be afraid . |
| 10 | She felt herself being picked up and carried , but she had n't the strength to struggle . |
| 11 | Mainly she was bored , but she knew she had n't the strength to get away on her own . |
| 12 | I realized that in fact she was absolutely determined on going , she had n't the imagination to act out this sort of scene to punish me , nor , to be fair , would she ever have been so spiteful if she had . |
| 13 | By the end of the ceremony she was so upset that she had n't the nerve to go to the house with the small party of mourners , and caught a train straight back to London . |
| 14 | She would have loved to know what the erring Frau Gesner had done , but he had suddenly looked so stern , so sad , that she had n't the nerve to ask . |
| 15 | Actually , there was a footpath through Wardle Wood from near her village , and if she had dared to go along it she could have walked to Brownies in not much more time than it took her to ride by way of the long winding lane ; but she was sure she had n't the courage to go through the witch 's wood by herself . |
| 16 | But she saw his lips move and her eyes fixed on them , for suddenly she had n't the courage to look into his eyes . |
| 17 | And yet she had not the look of a woman cramped or dissatisfied . |
| 18 | ‘ She had not the spirit to stand up for her own mother . |
| 19 | She had not the heart to embarrass him by refusing a request so diffidently expressed . |
| 20 | She had not the energy . |
| 21 | She knew she looked better in her skirt and jersey , but she had not the courage to wear them . |
| 22 | She looked me over , said I seemed to be a nice girl and announced that she had just the job for me — taking her goats out for a walk ! |
| 23 | In this case , it was held that a woman lacked capacity to consent if she had neither the knowledge nor understanding to comprehend that ( a ) what was proposed to be done was the physical fact of penetration of her body by the male organ or if that were not proved , ( b ) that the act of penetration proposed was one of sexual connection as distinct from an act of a totally different character . |
| 24 | She was brainy — that is , she had her head stuffed with facts , but she had neither the intelligence nor judgement to interpret their significance and relate them to the world . |
| 25 | But , for a long time , she had neither the intelligence nor the insight to associate them with herself . |
| 26 | She had neither the patience nor the inclination . |
| 27 | Her owner felt she had neither the skill nor the courage to ride her . |
| 28 | As her body confirmed what he 'd already guessed she had neither the will nor wit to attempt to deny it any more . |
| 29 | She had neither the money , nor , finally , the nerve to stay away . |
| 30 | She had neither the energy nor the time to feel irritated ; instead she took out her pen again and reached for a sheet of the museum 's paper . |