Example sentences of "certainly do not have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who William was , we can only surmise , but he certainly did not have the intellectual capabilities of his brothers and sisters . |
| 2 | ‘ They certainly did n't have any pork , ’ Nicholas said . |
| 3 | Obviously , I could make better use of the space by replacing them with an 8 x 12ft monster , but that was too expensive £500 , or more … and I certainly did n't have that much going spare . |
| 4 | He certainly did n't have much to say for himself . ’ |
| 5 | I was in a cinema on whichever evening , Saturday evening , and they certainly did n't have that . |
| 6 | You would be surprised to know how little alcohol is needed to affect your concentration ; you certainly do not have to be drunk . |
| 7 | Our four English mystics may lack the imaginative and mythical depths of the great Kabbalists and Sufis , they may not be as daring and extreme as Eckhart and they certainly do not have the lyrical passion of the sixteenth century Spanish mystics St Teresa of Avila ( 1515–82 ) and St John of the Cross ( 1542–91 ) , but they bear witness to the profundity and intelligence of the new English spirituality of their day . |
| 8 | They certainly do not have the right to use their members ' contributions without their expressed permission , to subsidise the publication of a magazine which would otherwise be quite incapable of competing on a purely commercial basis . |
| 9 | Without studies of that kind , which we certainly do not have , it is proper to remain agnostic on the question of whether regional variations are of any significance . |
| 10 | We return to this point directly , but must first remark that , even if these adjectives do modify the verb , they certainly do not have the status of adverbs . |
| 11 | The prizes are very desirable , as you can see below , and you certainly do n't have to be an expert to enter the competition . |
| 12 | I certainly do n't have feelings for this girl who I hardly know , I just have these really disturbing desires . |
| 13 | ‘ There 's no one in my foster family who could afford to give even a few pounds away , ’ he said , ‘ and I certainly do n't have any rich friends . |
| 14 | ‘ You certainly do n't have any about me , do you ? ’ |
| 15 | You certainly do n't have to be a bible scholar to read this chapter and realize that perhaps the key word in it is the word lost . |
| 16 | And and so we certainly do n't have strong views either way as to the need for the policy in principle but I can certainly see an advantage in having a policy in the right terms . |
| 17 | And they certainly do n't have a low opinion of him either ! ’ |
| 18 | I certainly do n't have to let him take advantage of it or let him bludgeon me into a marriage that would be power-based and intolerable . |
| 19 | Most of us , as people who live in this world , are interested in our environment , and even if not young we certainly grow to appreciate it and to learn a bit about flowers and the way animals live and work in our garden and watching David Attenborough on television and erm we have a genuine interest because as part of this world we know it and come to understand it , and probably feel , therefore , if even if you 're not a biology specialist , which you certainly do n't have to be by any means , when a child asks a question about , you know , ‘ where do the flies go in winter ? ’ and ‘ why 's the hamster gone to sleep for three months ? ’ we feel more capable of answering it because we 're closer to it ourselves and those are the sorts of questions that people told us . |
| 20 | Most of us , as people who live in this world , are interested in our environment , and even if not young we certainly grow to appreciate it and to learn a bit about flowers and the way animals live and work in our garden and watching David Attenborough on television and erm we have a genuine interest because as part of this world we know it and come to understand it , and probably feel , therefore , if even if you 're not a biology specialist , which you certainly do n't have to be by any means , when a child asks a question about , you know , ‘ where do the flies go in winter ? ’ and ‘ why 's the hamster gone to sleep for three months ? ’ we feel more capable of answering it because we 're closer to it ourselves and those are the sorts of questions that people told us . |
| 21 | It is not , as some seem to think , necessarily linked with making confession — this may be included but certainly does not have to be . |
| 22 | Nikolayeva certainly does not have the Horowitzian panache generally associated with Russian virtuosos — it is her mind and ears which are transcendental rather than her fingers — but that ‘ handicap ’ is actually a positive attribute since it makes for painstaking care and originality in all of her interpretations . |
| 23 | In the same way , a thoughtless parent who informs his or her child that he is ‘ stupid ’ will often be responsible for producing an adult who , even if he does not honestly believe in his heart of hearts that he is stupid , certainly does not have any real faith in his own ability . |
| 24 | No-one is strongly opposed to the match , and she certainly does not have to defer to anyone 's opinion . |
| 25 | He certainly does n't have to submit to normal disciplines ! |
| 26 | A salad certainly does n't have to be made of lettuce ; but it should be mainly composed of vegetables or greens dressed with a complimentary sauce . |
| 27 | With more than a dozen best-selling novels , EV Thompson certainly does n't have to worry . |