Example sentences of "not had a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had he not had a bowl of water in his cell , he too , would have succumbed before his rescuers found him . |
| 2 | I see , well I would of expected those premises not to be selling intoxicating liquor sir , they 've obviously not had a license for a month ! |
| 3 | Miss Karen Gilroy , organiser of the Northallerton CT Scanner Appeal launched in October 1990 , said she was ‘ disappointed ’ the Friarage Hospital had not had a share of the health department package . |
| 4 | The reason for the apparent lack of confidence was clearly the fact that Elsworth had suspended operations for some while because of coughing in his yard and had not had a winner for almost six weeks . |
| 5 | But I had not had a winner since December 27 when Mr Entertainer won at Kempton Park , and many of my horses had been sick . ’ |
| 6 | It dawned on him that he had not had a date for weeks , and his first one would be with her at the Edwardian Ball . |
| 7 | Many of the carers complained that they had no social life ; for example a 90-year old widow 's daughter , who had her mother living with her , said she was hardly ever able to get out , and had not had a holiday for eight years . |
| 8 | Already evidence exists of underprovision of respite care : one recent study reported that a quarter of carers had not had a holiday for more than five years , and another found that 40% of carers could not take a break when they wanted . |
| 9 | Are you 've not had a look at my list here ? |
| 10 | and it 's everything just to stop you getting at what , well get it then yeah , I 've , I do n't mind some of it , I 've not had a bit of marzipan for I do n't mind these erm almond slices , I quite like them , but I think it must be the texture of the marzipan |
| 11 | Tell her I 'll starve to death , cos I 've not had a bit of cake ! |
| 12 | We 've not had a chance for a word with Mrs Fitton yet . |
| 13 | But back at WHS headquarters , Sir Malcolm seemed unperturbed by the commentaries , pointing out that the group had not had a reduction in profits for ‘ many , many years ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ When we understood what he meant to do , we endeavoured to dissuade him ; but he was resolute , saying he had not had a roll for a long time ; and taking out of his pockets whatever might be in them — keys , pencil , purse , or pen-knife — and laying himself parallel with the edge of the hill , he actually descended turning himself over and over till he came to the bottom . ’ |
| 15 | Well I would have expected those premises not to be selling intoxicating liquors you 've obviously not had a licence for a month . |
| 16 | The scheme is available , free of charge , to employees under 65 who have not had a test in the last three years . |
| 17 | I have to confess that I saved up for a portable television before I saved up for a washing machine , but then my priorities may have been different if I had not had a laundrette opposite the front door . |
| 18 | In fact , he 's not had a lesson in his life and is unlikely to start now as Muirfield does n't even have a professional 's shop ! |
| 19 | Stephen Ross phoned in from Cardiff , he says can Labour lower the consent for gay people if they get in ; Mike Collins from Chesterfield says he 's not had a job for 11 years , has to pay for all sorts of things , he wants some action from Labour on long-term unemployment … ’ |
| 20 | He said , nearly 40pc ( 518 ) of young people on the dole in Darlington had not had a job for over half a year and one sixth ( 217 ) had not worked for over a year . |
| 21 | He had not had a woman for weeks — not since that last trip to the Wilds — and that had been a sing-song girl , all artifice and expertise . |
| 22 | Er , if you have not had a copy of this sent to you what I have said to them , by what I say afterwards erm it will be worth purchasing . |
| 23 | I have not had a letter for at least a fortnight , whereas I used to get one or two every other day or so . |
| 24 | No , Val , have we still not had a letter from er |
| 25 | She 'd not had a bath since … since … |
| 26 | I have not had a reply to a series of letters that I have sent , nor has the prospective Labour candidate in my constituency . |
| 27 | ‘ I 've not had a cup of tea all night , ’ she says . |
| 28 | I have not had a cup of tea since I came here , as the coffee is so cheap and good . |
| 29 | May I point out that we have n't had a monarch in residence here since sixteen hundred and three . |
| 30 | During yesterday 's emotion-charged appearance on Granada 's This Morning show , Keith — a self-confessed workaholic who has n't had a holiday for eight years — told how he was terrified by his situation and the impact it might have on his career . |