Example sentences of "have not [verb] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Englishman , you have not asked me why I am here … ’ |
2 | How can I be sure you have not given it away to another ? " |
3 | He declared that he could see no alternative to perestroika , but he won loud and prolonged applause when he observed that " all manner of rash radicalism , improvisations and dithering have not given us much in five years " . |
4 | ‘ We are still investigating them at present and have not ruled them out . ’ |
5 | There are changes we should all make ( if we have not made them already ) that have nothing to do with losing weight but are more to do with equipping ourselves for working at peak performance . |
6 | However , because I knew her at close quarters only during her maiden years and have not seen her once since she went to the West Country to become ‘ Mrs Benn ’ , you will perhaps excuse my impropriety in referring to her as I knew her , and in my mind have continued to call her throughout these years . |
7 | ‘ But since that they are asking us what has happened them because they have not seen them around . |
8 | I have not seen him since . ’ |
9 | What I believe a notion of computer language level can do , though I have not achieved it here , is to put some procedural flesh on those traditional bones . |
10 | ‘ I have not said it right ? |
11 | Despite the advantages , British governments have not considered it either desirable or possible to introduce LIT . |
12 | ‘ We have not mentioned it since . |
13 | P.C. Well , Sir , I have always endeavoured to keep my beat clean , and I have seen people committing perhaps but technical offences , but I have not thought them sufficiently serious to caution them . |
14 | I hope that I have not put him off . |
15 | Yesterday he said : ‘ I have not spoken to Miss Dalzell and I certainly have not thrown her out . |
16 | ‘ You have not read it yet ? ’ |
17 | If you have not read it before , try and understand the following passage used by Dooling and Lachman : |
18 | He had told Mr Rory Knight Bruce of the Evening Standard Londoner 's Diary that ‘ whereas people in Cabinet have told me you are fair , I have not found you so . |
19 | ‘ I have not driven you away . ’ |
20 | ‘ We still believe in structured methodologies ’ , says O'Brien , ‘ but the fact remains that 80% of software developers have not taken them up ’ . |
21 | The point of these observations is not to argue the case for any particular line of explanation , but to emphasize that current approaches in sociolinguistics have not taken us very far in understanding linguistic sex-marking . |
22 | If you do opt for a place in the countryside however , be certain that no farm livestock is in the vicinity either , as sheep especially may prove an irresistible subject of curiosity for dogs which have not encountered them before , and this can escalate to sheep-worrying . |
23 | ‘ I have not brought you back here to discuss a divorce , or any possible remarriage — to Marissa , or any one else ! ’ he ground out harshly . |
24 | I hope that figure is right er , I have to confess that I have not added it up and er the copy that I have , the five and the nine could be mistaken for other figures , but I hope that there the right figures to that must be added first the general damages a calculation which like all by other calculations need to be carefully checked , I would er calculate the interest on general damages to date would be five thousand , two hundred and seven pounds future care totals six hundred and twelve thousand , five hundred and seventeen pounds suitable accommodation , seventy one thousand , one hundred and fifty two pounds , transport costs thirty nine thousand , eight hundred and sixty six pounds , that makes a total of one million , two hundred and six thousand , three hundred and thirty eight pounds that is the amount which I would be minding to award , I understand that the parties in the light of that would wish to have further discussions about the matter |
25 | But erm the lads have got together and Clarkie scored erm four goals today so , we have n't missed him so much so far . |
26 | ‘ Two out of the three are away at college — I have n't missed them much yet . |
27 | ‘ And I have n't missed it that much . |
28 | go down and meet the bus so we 're sat there now ten past eleven and I thought I hope we have n't missed it now and she 's walked up , she 's standing out the door cos I 'd locked the door . |
29 | No of course I have n't locked it up because I ca n't find my keys … |
30 | And I 'd like you , if you have n't destroyed them totally , to use the little piece of paper I gave to you all . |