Example sentences of "have [not/n't] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1703 Bishop Nicholson records a Churchwarden 's remark characteristic of the sturdy independence of Dalesmen , ‘ Except the Vicar and the Schoolmaster , we have not a Gentleman among us , nor can any remember the time we had a Beggar . ’ |
| 2 | As a child of 16 , I was supposed to have some gift of description ; now I have not a particle of descriptive power … . |
| 3 | I can not bear even the most distant apprehension that I have not the preference with you of any man living . |
| 4 | So ‘ if any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is no Christian ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ new Invention of Raiseing of Water and occasioning Motion to all sorts of Mill Work by the Impellent Force of Fire , which will be of great Use and Advantage for Drayning Mines , Serveing Towns with water , and for the working of all Sorts of Mills where they have not the benefit of Water nor Constant Windes ’ . |
| 6 | Furthermore , many of these students " have not the degree of human sensibility needed for the complete assimilation of a poem … |
| 7 | We have not the gift of combining , he thought bitterly . |
| 8 | I have not the sum to hand , and can not raise it even by loan . |
| 9 | Did he so outdo you , living , that you have not the generosity in you to let him rest even now ? ’ |
| 10 | The members simply have not the time at their disposal to take on the continuous pressure needed to effectively construct a platform for alternative or opposing views . |
| 11 | They have not the time for speech training , and are perhaps afraid to embarrass you , and by criticising your speech to add to your shyness in discussion . |
| 12 | ‘ I have n't a man in my life because I do n't want one . |
| 13 | ‘ But I can tell you this , Ranulf , even though I have n't a shred of evidence , I believe the deaths of those two young people have something to do with the murder of Lady Eleanor Belmont . ’ |
| 14 | I have n't a chance in hell . |
| 15 | If the subject is a " classical " one — one that changes little and is of long standing — you may find old editions of early textbooks on the library shelves but , if the subject is a developing one , you have n't a hope of borrowing the right texts , because they are all out on loan : give up the idea . |
| 16 | Herol Graham have n't a prayer of ever facing Eubank . |
| 17 | I 've just spent six months in Cottonvale and I mean its degrading , I mean cos your locked up in a cell from eight o'clock at night till six o'clock in the morning and your not got any toilet facilities you 've got to use a potty if you want to go to the toilet and it is degrading , I mean there 's people in there , well I was a first offender the first time I was in , but I mean there 's people in there seventeen year old that have n't a clue about life in general and it is degrading for them . |
| 18 | ‘ But we have n't a clue about what causes antioxidant differences between raw and cooked food , ’ adds Professor James . |
| 19 | I need to do a CV for tomorrow and basically have n't a clue about structure or content . |
| 20 | I have n't a clue about the layout of this house , so you 're going to have to point me in the right direction ! ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I have n't a clue about it and it would be a matter for management anyway , ’ she said . |
| 22 | ‘ I have n't a clue about it and it would be a matter for management anyway , ’ she said . |
| 23 | Interviewing prospective candidates was quite an eye opener for people who have n't a clue on what that job entails . |
| 24 | I still have n't a clue of what er the |
| 25 | Picking up on ‘ The Real Share Issue ’ and ‘ The Poor have n't a Share in the World ’ we may be able to give the whole campaign a title and see each unit as ‘ A Share for the Poor ’ . |
| 26 | You have n't a penny to your name . " |
| 27 | The truth is the bulk of the £250M shortfall in Poll Tax , a debt mountain that has steadily grown over three years , is owed not by rebels , but by people who have n't a penny to their name . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | " I 've worked all my life , I 've never not worked , even if it was housework , and I have n't a penny in the bank . |
| 30 | I have n't a lot of time for Rodney but I really do feel sorry for Eleanor , ’ Melissa went on thoughtfully , remembering the afternoon 's encounter . |