Example sentences of "not have [noun sg] to " in BNC.

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1 I dined out on that one for quite a while , but have not had occasion to be offered cream coronets of late .
2 The mother had not had access to her since January 1987 .
3 In March 1991 , a bank as unpaid mortgagee had taken possession of the debtor 's business premises and he had not had access to them since that date .
4 In 1986 , however , only 31% of all newly qualified Ph D graduates took up university employment ( Anderson 2 ) , and the boom period for academic jobs was around 1965 , when 53% of all such researchers found employment in universities , so that it may be that the majority of successful Ph D researchers over the period have not had access to those facilities which would have helped them to publish .
5 On Feb. 26 the Chief Prosecutor announced that charges of diversion of public funds against Honecker were being dropped since he had not had access to an account holding money paid by West Germany to buy the freedom of East German political prisoners .
6 In 1986 , however , only 31% of all newly qualified Ph D graduates took up university employment ( Anderson ) , and the boom period for academic jobs was around 1965 , when 53% of all such researchers found employment in universities , so that it may be that the majority of successful Ph D researchers over the period have not had access to those facilities which would have helped them to publish .
7 I would not have learnt of this paper so quickly ( and perhaps not at all ) had I not had access to the Internet .
8 This kind of ability is both envied and disparaged by many Continental musicians , and it can not be doubted that professional English singers often perform music which they have not had time to ‘ learn ’ in any sense of the term that a European singer would accept .
9 She has but I 've not had time to er assess her yet .
10 Perhaps much of what Sickert taught does not have relevance to all of us today ; perhaps many of his doctrines are outworn , his opinions unsystematic , but looking at the smouldering vigour of the painting , and the sinewy strength of the drawing in the works now on view at the Royal Academy , it is difficult not to feel that here is the work of a real artist , of a man who knew what he was doing — and why .
11 We are able to stand aside and not have regard to financial implications , ’ he said .
12 He argues that this control enables a group of conquerors to subdue and dominate those who do not have access to such technology .
13 Almost 40% of Japanese still do not have access to a flushing toilet .
14 Those people who did not have access to that sort of platform took their protests onto the streets and it was here that Ian Paisley and his followers earned their public reputation .
15 As a result it is overwhelmed by a mass of material that defies useful analysis and , to make matters worse , unlike the West does not have access to unlimited computer capacity .
16 Because of their position in the class-structure they do not have access to useful connections which , as we have seen , are so valuable in Latin America .
17 She is portrayed as a victim of a patriarchal and backward culture , trapped in a position of victimage because she does not have access to the resistances offered by Western culture .
18 Deirdre Bair did not have access to these letters at the time of writing , though the euphemistic terms she uses to describe de Beauvoir 's relationships anticipate this recent confirmation .
19 The bureau will not have access to clinical , medical or nursing notes about the patient .
20 Candidates shall not have access to examination scripts .
21 If this is supposed impossible for the Westerner ( assuming he is not too old ! ) it must be because , and only because , he does not have access to information allowed the Chinese as children .
22 Children from the under-privileged sections of the community , the socially deprived , may well have been conditioned , even educated , to believe that they do not have access to such services as libraries .
23 At this stage , as Ernst & Young does not have access to the shareholders ' list , it is unaware of the numbers involved , but it estimates that compensation payments may total £1.4m .
24 If pupils do not have access to Standard English then many important opportunities are closed to them , in cultural activities , in further and higher education , and in industry , commerce and the professions .
25 So a choice of background was easy , but if you do not have access to a piece of the relevant dress you can either cheat and buy a similar fabric , or choose a plain white silk or satin backing .
26 Modules , in this sense , do not have access to the contents of other modules and , in Carl Hewitt of MIT 's immortal words , ‘ modules should n't be able to dicker around with the insides of their neighbours ’ .
27 My seat went through a large 16in thicknesser , but if you do not have access to one , do n't worry .
28 Those responsible for implementing the change will be thwarted in their efforts if they can not have access to the resources they need .
29 Because of the decline of public transport , it is often no longer possible for those who do not have access to personal transport ( their own or shared ) to commute daily to and from rural settlements ; these people and places may effectively be isolated .
30 Individuals may not have access to private transport to substitute for inadequate public provision ; they may not be able to obtain a lift when necessary and they may not possess a telephone or the resources to obtain a car or phone .
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