Example sentences of "that i had [not/n't] the " in BNC.

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1 But it was absolutely clear to me then that I had n't the political antennae , the political flair .
2 Malc was furious , especially when I admitted that I had n't the heart to charge the old dear , so we were two quid out of pocket .
3 That was bad enough but what made it worse was that I had n't the faintest idea what was wrong with them .
4 He said I was just covering up for the fact that I had n't the faintest idea of what was wrong . ’
5 ‘ I early found that I had not the literary ability to give me such a place among English authors as I should have desired ; but I thought that I had an opportunity of gaining a knowledge of many of the distinguished men of the age , and that I might do some good by keeping a record of my interviews with them . ’
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