Example sentences of "and [modal v] not have [art] " in BNC.

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1 The problem of consistency of measurement techniques over a long period of time will have to be faced and may not have a satisfactory solution .
2 However , in a more recent study Nyman and Silberston cast some doubt on the growth of management control , reporting that as high a figure as 56.25 of the top 250 companies in the UK were still controlled by shareholders , and concluding that ‘ the extent of managerial control is more limited than has been thought and may not have an inexorable tendency to increase .
3 The vast majority of defendants , even politically motivated ones , have not the energy , and may not have the means , to launch long and expensive appeals .
4 Instead of musical mats , children can ‘ walk the plank ’ and should not have a foot on it or be the last person to pass over when the music stops .
5 The SDP did not and could not have a good war .
6 Built in 1540 , these lovely red-brick stables have been loaned to the Horse Rangers by grace and favour since 1964 , and could not have a better tenant than this exclusive voluntary organisation — exclusive that is to children who do not have their own horses and ponies .
7 It is also worth noting that in Edinburgh Scottish English , phonologically prominent syllables are typically uttered with raised or high pitch and need not have the type of pitch movement associated with phonological prominence in descriptions of standard southern English ( cf.
8 He blamed Rose , and would n't have a word said against William .
9 I asked him if he would teach John music , and explained the difficulty , as John wanted to know too soon and would not have the patience to practise .
10 The right hon. Gentleman made a statement in the House about a fast track procedure under which some applicants would be sifted out immediately and would not have the right of appeal — at least not the right of audience in an appeal or representation in an appeal .
11 The teacher will be unprepared for change and will not have the flexibility needed to adapt to new situations …
12 Sexual matters will become one more element in a case-work situation and will not have the overheated significance which breeds either embarrassed silence or confused bluster .
13 Whoever wins , their plans to boost the economy will face political obstacles and will not have an instant effect .
14 I agree the state is picking up his , his rent which is er er quite a lot er but even so , you know , he has n't got very much money and can not have a very enthusiastic view of what the future holds
15 ‘ From a practical point of view , they are still dependent on their company for career progression and can not have the independence an external auditor would have nor would they necessarily have the technical expertise if they conducted a statutory audit only once a year . ’
16 They insist that planners do not and can not have the scale and quality of knowledge and foresight to regulate prices and output effectively .
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