Example sentences of "not having a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are not having a first course , a couple of plain poppadums are an acceptable indulgence , but do n't get carried away — and do n't allow yourself to start dipping in the chutneys ! |
| 2 | We are not having a private discussion about Aschmann . |
| 3 | In the next section we will examine the consequences of not having a rational sentencing policy before asking to what extent the courts are responsible for the ensuing crisis , and what options exist for tackling it . |
| 4 | ‘ I put it down to not having a decent breakfast before I went out to play . ’ |
| 5 | Not having a good enough strong wind stance . |
| 6 | ‘ If someone looks like they 're not having a good time , or they look like they 're acting , the tape is rejected . |
| 7 | ‘ If someone looks like they 're not having a good time , or they 're looking at their watch , or they look like they 're acting , then the tape is rejected . ’ |
| 8 | Not having a good night 's sleep is the main thing and not knowing how long it 'll go on for . |
| 9 | Lydia was evasive , not having a good answer ready . |
| 10 | Its one thing not making a mistake , another not having a good game . |
| 11 | Nonconformists could not win : if they followed normal Victorian uses and imitated the past , whether it was Greek , Gothic , Lombard , Norman or St Paul 's Cathedral , they were and are criticized for not having a new style . |
| 12 | If women are refused credit because of some credit-worthiness factor ( say , not having a full-time job ) which applies more often to them than to men , that is lawful only if that credit-worthiness factor can be shown to be a justifiable reason for withholding credit regardless of the sex of the applicant . |
| 13 | The return flight was made via Horta in the Azores due to not having a Maia-assisted take-off , which would have allowed a heavier fuel load . |
| 14 | This is defined as a goods vehicle which does not form part of a vehicle combination and has a relevant plated weight not exceeding 3500kg , or ( not having a plated weight ) has an unladen weight not exceeding 1525kg . |
| 15 | I had n't come to any grief by not having a comprehensive view of that crocodile pool , ignorance really was bliss that day ; but when it comes to organizing a major event , failure to see the overall picture from the start can blight the whole business . |
| 16 | The mention of a bank made him feel guilty about not having a joint account with Bella any longer . |
| 17 | ‘ You do n't mind not having a joint account , do you , darling ? ’ he said to her . |
| 18 | Then one day she found her mother 's pills while tidying her bedroom and , not having a firm grasp of the principles of contraception , swapped these for aspirins . |
| 19 | She comments : ‘ I used to worry about not having a traditional career . |
| 20 | Civil rights organisations have long criticised the league for not having a black head coach despite the fact that many of its greatest players have been black . |
| 21 | I think if we go down not having a responsible position to our debts , repaying our debts in the long term , erm , we are going to be restricted on what we can borrow with the capital , because no government is going to , you know , my party or your party , is going to let us go on building debts , and more debts by giving us permission to borrow money and more money and more money . |
| 22 | Great Scott , I 'm not having a little five-year-old brigand sitting with the senior girls and boys in the top form . |
| 23 | Well actually it jus , he 's not having a bad time . |
| 24 | It also criticised St Charles for not having a clear system of sanctions , making punishment appear ‘ arbitrary and unfair ’ to the residents . |
| 25 | Marriage was forbidden in their contracts too , but so many of the so-called babes broke the rule during the season that Amy found it impossible to replace them ; not having a large pool of dancers back in Britain she decided to bring the unmarried ones back after the first year 's contract was completed . |
| 26 | All major WordPerfect products will be developed for IBM OS/2 2.0 Although technically superior to Microsoft Windows and even offering Windows 3.0 software compatibility , OS/2 suffers from not having a large enough software base and not yet having reached a critical mass of users . |
| 27 | They are actually all for and b =8/3 but various values of P. In each case the integration was started at a time sufficiently earlier than the start of the trace that the choice of initial conditions is not having a large direct effect . |
| 28 | And — not having a big ego to get in the way — viewing the world and its inhabitants with a penetrating intelligence . |
| 29 | Thinking about it , she did n't mind in the least not having a proper part . |
| 30 | Jerk gave Frank a dressing-down for not having a proper shower . |