Example sentences of "have not [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 There is a danger of assuming that the Japanese have not rejected the contemporary institutions of collectivism because they are accepted as ideal .
2 The Eastern Arts report of nineteen eighty six was never completed what the Eastern Arts did in actual fact was to produce a draft report and promised that the final report would be complete and circulate it as to date which is nineteen ninety-one we have not received the final report of the Eastern Arts appraisal .
3 But personal belief and professional judgement have not received the same attention .
4 Much of the bad publicity on housing accrues to Labour-controlled local authorities that have mismanaged their resources , let down their tenants , do not implement the right to buy , have been short-sighted about the role of the housing associations and have not developed the enabling role .
5 These fortunate people are the first generation approaching retirement who have not suffered a significant interruption in their career because of the war .
6 Certainly , this does not have to be prenominal ; we can also expect it to turn up in postnominal attribution , and it does , in sentences like ( 13 ) ( a ) and ( b ) : ( 13 ) ( a ) the fish gutted lay waiting for the wholesalers ( b ) the fish , gutted , lay waiting for the wholesalers In the background of ( a ) , but not of ( b ) , there are other fish which have not undergone the same treatment .
7 But ordinary plant and animal varieties , and the processes for producing them which have not involved a significant technological input in their production , are not patentable .
8 They have not recognised the hidden agenda .
9 In fact I have not met a single teacher who does not want to be their best and do their best for young people , even though what this means in practice is very different for different teachers .
10 But , but , but once , once the , the stories get around that the communists have not created a strong enough military base to guarantee that land reform will hold
11 ‘ The workers have not followed the proper dispute procedures , they have no legitimate grievances and it is difficult to know what they want . ’
12 Mrs Anita Culley , manager of the hotel , said : ‘ We have not noticed a large drop in trade during the recession .
13 The problem with recent miscarriages of justice has been that the police have not done a thorough enough job .
14 Accommodation and compromise have not characterized the recent history of the DUP , despite journalists ' frequent attempts to portray Paisley as a man sufficiently set on personal power to be willing to compromise to achieve it .
15 This , he argues , is good news for reform since it makes fudging the issue harder : ‘ We still have not answered the basic question : do we want to be Libya or Europe , to re-establish an old-style communist regime or to promote market institutions ?
16 As yet I have not written a single page by daylight .
17 It is sad that Park and colleagues have not understood the logical and moral basis of elective ventilation .
18 Stanley , Signor , Lidgard & Karr ( 1981 ) present some cogent criticism of the work of Raup and his associates and establish that chance factors have not played a dominant role in producing dramatic changes in diversity .
19 This is not to say that women have not played an important and active role in numerous tenant struggles .
20 Legal and quasi-legal moves are made when things have gone wrong , where expectations have not been fulfilled on both sides , and often where students have not played the compliant role expected of them .
21 Sir Antony commented : ‘ The fact that these actions have not prevented the substantial fall in profitability over the same period is a reflection of the length and severity of the recession . ’
22 Critics within the BBC hierarchy claim Mr Hussey , his vice-chairman Lord Barnett and director-general John Birt have not consulted the main board of governors in major policy decisions .
23 So far , vehement protests by the main western importers , also at government level , have not influenced the Chinese attitude .
24 But they have not made a single bid at Britain 's top yearling sale this week .
25 If you have not taught a Special Needs class why not come along and find out about it this may be another avenue of teaching for you .
26 As yet I have not seen a golden eagle on any of my trips to Argyll , but if I do I would appreciate any tips you could give me for photographing them .
27 Unlike the 1920s and 1930s , the current socio-economic problems , acute though they are , have not seen a marked upswing in the political fortunes of the extreme Right .
28 A spokeswoman for Cleveland Police admitted there was a problem with young men in Middlesbrough carrying knives , but added : ‘ We have not seen a particular increase in the recent past . ’
29 BY the end of the summer show season there will be few in the farming world who have not seen an Irish Moiled calf , despite the fact they are still a rare breed .
30 Our crowd have not seen the best of Wright yet .
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