Example sentences of "not have [verb] such a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She obviously would not have travelled such a huge distance if she did not hold out hope for the relationship , and Charity wanted to respect that . |
| 2 | He could not have visualised such a desperate situation as the one which he had found . |
| 3 | The Lords of Trade did not have to take such a close interest in the activities of the chartered companies , but the three large companies trading outside Europe were clearly providing London with trade that could not come in any other way . |
| 4 | Northern Brave , the probable favourite , was rather disappointing last time out , and Valiant Boy may not have won such a good race as Stay Awake . |
| 5 | A leading Slovene politician , Jože Smole , who has held many high positions , including a period as governor of the National Bank and another as federal minister of finance , maintained ( Politika , 25 August 1987 ) that the directors of Agrokomerc would not have issued such a large number of uncovered bills of exchange without the approval of the local commune , the Bihać bank , the Associated Banks of Sarajevo , the National Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina , and the Social Accounting Service of Bosnia and Herzegovina . |
| 6 | ‘ No doubt if you had made a speedier recovery , I might not have enjoyed such a free hand ; but then , your illness was prolonged by your feverish attack of conscience with regard to your precious daughter ! |
| 7 | It is not known when he died but one hopes that he did not have to endure such a miserable existence for many years . |
| 8 | ‘ You can not have expected such a satisfactory development for the World at such a late stage in the debate . ’ |
| 9 | Others , who may not have had such a happy relationship with their parents in the past , take on care out of a sense of duty . |