Example sentences of "[pron] have not [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I have not achieved a shapely figure by then , I shall become a nun ! ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | As between the other three , I have not expressed a particular preference , but because no developer has come forward in connection with sector three , there has perhaps been less detailed attention paid to that sector the A fifty nine , than to others . |
| 4 | As yet I have not written a single page by daylight . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I have not heard a single argument — there was not a sentence in the Secretary of State 's speech — to suggest that the upper limit will be reached in the coming year . |
| 7 | ‘ I have not had a good day ; in fact I have not had two good days . |
| 8 | This problem has been carrying on for two months or more , and so far I have not found a successful treatment . |
| 9 | This use of dots with slurs is so consistent that I have not found a single instance where in this combination the dots were not clearly identifiable as such . |
| 10 | I have not described a tenacious battle to secure compensation for a number of distinguished urologists who contracted hepatitis , believedly at a medical banquet , and for whom at the end of the day a moderate degree of compensation was — against considerable odds — secured . |
| 11 | I am not pregnant , I have not taken a hallucinatory drug , and I have never killed anyone . |
| 12 | The fact is that I have not needed a constant stream of young ferrets . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | These fortunate people are the first generation approaching retirement who have not suffered a significant interruption in their career because of the war . |
| 15 | There has been little methodological writing about them until very recently ; there are major researchers , such as Goffman , with many volumes to their credit , who have not published a single line on their techniques ; and , while quantitative data are conventionally available to other researchers for re-analysis , no such traditions exists in qualitative research ; field-notes , indeed are often jealously guarded . |
| 16 | There is nothing more infuriating and destructive than having the discussion dominated by those who have not got a proper grasp of the subject because they have failed to read the material provided . |
| 17 | There are still a few thousand of the biggest losers who have not had a single penny increase in income from that day to this . |
| 18 | However , if you have not reached a good ‘ A ’ level standard in mathematics , then it is very unlikely that you will be able to cope with the actuarial examinations . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . ’ |
| 21 | Mrs Anita Culley , manager of the hotel , said : ‘ We have not noticed a large drop in trade during the recession . |
| 22 | We have not heard a single word . |
| 23 | That is why we have not become a stronger mass movement . |
| 24 | We have not got a guilty conscience . |
| 25 | modern traffic calming measures however er I believe we have experts on the Council er in these matters but I believe that by narrowing the road and perhaps giving us pavements because one of our problems is that we have not got a continuous pavement through the village , and it is necessary to cross the road four times in some cases to walk from one end to the other . |
| 26 | Indeed , strictly speaking , so far we have not mentioned a single school development that falls within the scope of this study 's working definition of multimedia . |
| 27 | We have not attempted a similar exercise for this Report : we felt that such samples needed very careful selection which would take time we could not afford , and that , unless samples were numerous and lengthy , they would inevitably illustrate only a few aspects . |
| 28 | He said last night : ‘ Until now we have not had a real marker which would tell a cancer cell from a normal cell . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Records will show very shortly that we have not had a typical winter for this part of the country and that seems to be the main reason , ’ he told the environmental health committee yesterday . |
| 30 | We have not had a great deal of communication from you over the past two years , and it is questionable whether we are of use to you , and you to us . |