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 .
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