Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [vb pp] a fair " in BNC.
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| 1 | He described himself as a victim of a US plot to turn his country into a colony , and alleged that he had not received a fair trial . |
| 2 | Councillor Malachi Curran , the chairman of the Down Economic Development Agency , claimed the area had not received a fair share in the past and there was an onus on the government to ensure Down was not neglected . |
| 3 | In addition the judge used intemperate language which could have led to the view being formed that the contemnor had not had a fair trial . |
| 4 | As a result far too many people emerge from their doctor , lawyer or bank manager feeling that they have not had a fair deal and have been treated as children rather than as adults who know their own mind . |
| 5 | The cruel would say they are all a load of balls and the more open-minded that they have not had a fair trial ( in cricket terms : a decent net ) . |
| 6 | IN spite of all the encouragement handed out by England in the shape of team trips here and there , it goes without saying that there are always individuals who , at the end of the day , will feel that they have not had a fair crack of the whip . |
| 7 | You have n't had a fair deal so that 's the man to go to ! |
| 8 | a mate of mine said dead right , she said now , were not used to doing this she said so if you feel you have n't had a fair crack at the whip |