Example sentences of "he [vb mod] not [vb infin] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the patient has been misled or misinformed he may not have given a genuine consent or refusal . |
| 2 | He may not have won a championship , but he had taken Leeds from bottom of the table to fourth , their highest position ever , in a much stiffer competition than the Southern League . |
| 3 | To achieve it he had to work on individuals , exploiting relationships which were not open , public ones : he could not have called a meeting to appeal to everyone 's obligations as a relative by descent and by marriage , as if these were of the same kind as those of a citizen , an Arab or a Muslim . |
| 4 | He could not have made a finer creature in his own vats . |
| 5 | He could not have borne a mirror in the room with him now , for fear of what he might see ; in his heart he knew that it would be unrecognisable , as he failed to recognise the turmoil of his own feelings as having anything to do with the self he had always known . |
| 6 | As for John Smith , he could not have had a better target for his Commons debut as Labour leader … |
| 7 | If he were going to humiliate her , he could not have picked a better opportunity . |
| 8 | He started up twenty years ago , he could not have picked a better time . |
| 9 | He could not have milked a cow , and he poked pigs much more often in cartoons than in the farmyard . |
| 10 | He had scarcely known Maggie , could not have known that he could not have chosen a better treat than this mysterious park , with its vast statues carved out of the living rock : the huge-mouthed cave with its mighty teeth , the vast stone giant , his shoulders visible through bushes a hundred yards away , half hidden in greenery ; and above all , the great carved stone dragon with its broken wings , and wild Chinese eyes . |
| 11 | Paul Manville had to be given his due — he could not have chosen a more apt record to convey his message . |
| 12 | Dublin claimed allegations made in Parliament and the British Press linking Mr Ryan with the IRA meant he would not have faced a fair trial . |
| 13 | He would also like to see plea bargaining introduced , although he says he would not have accepted a reduced criminal plea . |
| 14 | At least one member of the jury said he would not have given a sentence of death ( which must be unanimous ) had he known that Prejean had suffered prolonged mental and physical abuse from his guardians . |
| 15 | ‘ A few moments later and he would not have stood a chance . ’ |
| 16 | Now had I known about this it the time , of course he would not have stood a chance of getting into the RAF . |
| 17 | If he had been a painter at that time , he would not have produced a picture like Beaumont 's storm scene ( 'different from this ' — this picture , line 18 ) ; he would have reproduced the tranquillity and the smiling sea , and added ‘ the light that never was ’ — the Poet 's illusions . |
| 18 | Judge Vos said had Glorney appeared only on the charges of stealing a television and video recorder and obtaining a meal in a restaurant he would not have considered a prison sentence . |