Example sentences of "we [modal v] not have a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 As I said we may not have a set up but if we have n't we 'll set one now .
2 The problem however is that were it simply to be said of Jesus that he was a human like any other who lived in history we should not have a Christology .
3 We should not have a discount and rebate system .
4 I see no reason why we should not have a pension scheme connected to restructuring , but the aid is supposed to affect the very small farms directly .
5 Well this , this was a letter of the , granted it was eighty nine , but I mean this paragraph just said , you know , if we , does say that , you know , if we established a , a demand , and I do n't see why we should n't have a bash at .
6 When it was being drawn up ‘ we agreed we could n't have a cash limit and we never said there would be a cash limit ’ .
7 Having done a railway trip together to the West Somerset Railway to celebrate our Silver Wedding anniversary , at a time when we could n't have a party , my wife and I recently held a belated one at the Gwili Railway , ably assisted by family , friends and some members of the BCRS committee .
8 The house was identified and purchased , and I do n't see any reason why we could n't have a stay of two or three days or a week to get time to move things properly . ’
9 We could not have a debate in Committee and the House deserves serious answers on this extremely important issue .
10 ‘ Well , yes , maybe , ’ said the same boy , ‘ but perhaps we need not have a teacher — perhaps we could have a proper person . ’
11 Until they play against teams of the quality of Italy and Yugoslavia , we shall not have a clue .
12 If we play like we did second half against Watford we would n't have a problem .
13 Stuart , Andrew who is everyone was available we would n't have a problem , but
14 Without that we would n't have a selection and training procedure which demands that all new volunteers give equal weight to understanding of lesbian concerns and knowledge of lesbian information as well of that of gay men .
15 We would n't have a chance , ’ she insisted .
16 If we did not have certain terms , for instance if we did not have a word ‘ orange ’ as well as a word ‘ yellow ’ , it is easy to imagine that we would not have a concept of the corresponding colours ; indeed the fact that there is nothing natural or necessary about colour terms is proved , as one of Saussure 's successors argued ( Hjelmslev 1961 : 52ff. ) by the fact that different languages divide up the colour spectrum differently .
17 If the Auxetophone had not existed , we would not have a record of Lord Northcliffe 's voice today .
18 Just be very brief , chair , erm could I ask that we have a report before council on this , and I know it will be an extra two hours on the poor council debate , but I think this is so important , and it does affect the planet for hundreds of years to come , and I think if we ca n't have a discussion on this in full council , well , it 's the most important thing we 've had for years probably , and I think we should have a discussion before council sit .
19 We ca n't have a conversation in the hallway , I walk him in backwards .
20 We ca n't have a scandal like this made public .
21 But we ca n't have a situation where people are picking and choosing , because everybody 'll want to do it .
22 We ca n't have a squeak in this room .
23 What 's so awful about this situation is that we ca n't have a funeral .
24 We simply have to be sensible and professional , and we wo n't have a speck of trouble . ’
25 For , in the words of national sales manager Owain Pugh , ‘ without profitable customers we wo n't have a business , and without competitively-priced raw materials our customers wo n't have a business .
26 We wo n't have a class on that 's just somebody that republishes the book .
27 On March 1st a French listening post overheard a German remark on the telephone : ‘ if it goes on like this we sha n't have a man left after the war ’ .
28 When all our debts are paid , we sha n't have a penny in the world . ’
29 ‘ The cause of this violence is the state security services … they are using certain organisations as a smokescreen so we can not have a majority in an election , ’ Mr Mandela told supporters .
30 But until we have a system that allows properly resourced public access to organisations such as UKIAS , we can not have a system that precludes people from seeking independent legal advice from private firms of solicitors .
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