Example sentences of "[adj] that [pron] has [not/n't] " in BNC.

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1 The hon. Member for Glasgow , Garscadden ( Mr. Dewar ) has not had the advantage that I have had of studying these applications with very great care , and it is quite clear that he has not addressed the issue in any great substance .
2 I am afraid that it has not been a success and that has certainly not been for want of effort from him but I think we just have to write that one off .
3 As a star opera director whose career is becoming increasingly orientated towards the theatre , it is understandable that he has n't often found the time to stray from the great metropolises to mount a production .
4 Ray Pierce — chief executive since January 1992 — has settled in well and Mr Aldous is relieved that he has not suffered the rebuff that some non-accountancy managers experience when they join professional firms .
5 The underlying attitude is perhaps that most people accept mentally handicapped people and are sympathetic towards them , but remain inwardly glad that it has not happened to them or to their children — ‘ there but for the grace of God , go I. ’ They also continue to believe the many myths surrounding the handicapped which have been passed on for decades .
6 This offers an interesting insight into the nature of change in rural communities , and it is unfortunate that it has not been further researched .
7 But though Venus does not seem to be geologically moribund it seems likely that it has not been as geologically active as the Earth and that no global system of Plate Tectonics has ever developed .
8 Indeed , I am not absolutely sure that it has not been proved that in terms of pure cost-effectiveness a space such as a 4 cm double is the best you can buy — the only trouble is that you need an awful lot of them .
9 Also , the pilot will be in very good flying form and his instructor will have made sure that he has not been getting into bad habits .
10 I 'm sure that he has not said to you that you can do work other than your religious studies at the moment , so that 's what you should be doing but you say he has and we will check it later .
11 To make sure that he has n't just come home I telephoned twice this afternoon , and again just before I left to come here .
12 Felids produce the greatest amount of damage , so great that it has not been possible to obtain any bone samples large enough to quantify .
13 But Mr Gray is adamant that he has not had letters delivered to him since December 1990 .
14 I have given the Minister credit for what has been achieved , and I am disappointed that he has not been able to go further .
15 ‘ Crime of Love ’ is Trestle 's latest production , so new that it has not yet started rehearsals as we go to press .
16 ‘ It is not surprising that he has not arrived at Osborne House yet .
17 It 's been very gratifying to win these last two trophies — yet disappointing that there has n't been improvement in the general standard of our girls ’ tennis afterwards . ’
18 It 's been very gratifying to win these last two trophies — yet disappointing that there has n't been improvement in the general standard of our girls ’ tennis afterwards . ’
19 ‘ It is disappointing that it has not fallen , but the level of 4.1pc is a measure of how we are starting to attack the fundamentals of inflation ’ Paul Briggs , Northern chairman of the Confederation of British Industry .
20 Kate mentioned that she joined a local knitting club , so I 'm surprised that she has n't discussed the subject there and been given advice as to which way to proceed .
21 Except that it 's significant that she has not been charged with being an accessory to the murder of Stompie Moeketsi er some months ago .
22 It is true that she has not always got her own way in Cabinet , particularly in the first years .
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