Example sentences of "not have such a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He might have made a significant contribution to the public life of this country had he not been totally overshadowed by his illustrious father and had he not had such a burning desire to shine as bright or even brighter . |
| 2 | It cost me a deal in time and labour and money to get my castle back from them , and if we had not had such a pious garrison — all but the lame and bedridden in church ! — they would never have prised their way into the place . |
| 3 | Biochemical differences between the groups of animals may thus not have such a simple meaning as learning versus non-learning — even if the biochemical effects can be themselves regarded as unequivocal . |
| 4 | Maybe , after all , his ‘ dearest Nina ’ did not have such a singular place in his life . |
| 5 | John 's firm having been established for nearly forty years by this time , the rival Lawrence Girls were definitely more earthy in character , with not a snob amongst them possibly because they did not have such a long tradition . |
| 6 | Other species may not have such a long store of seed in the soil but would soon come back if left uncontrolled for a few years . |
| 7 | The argument about rhythm should not make us forget the very important difference in English between strong and weak syllables ; some languages do not have such a noticeable difference ( which may , perhaps , explain the subjective impression of ‘ syllable-timing ’ ) , and for native speakers of such languages learning English it can be helpful to practise repeating strongly rhythmical utterances since this forces the speaker to concentrate on making unstressed syllables weak . |
| 8 | India does not have such a broad inventory of antelope as Africa , but it also has deer ( which sub-saharan Africa — oddly ! — does not ) . |
| 9 | Is there some inherent virtue in a system of government derived from a constitution , which is lacking in a country which does not have such a codified constitution ? |
| 10 | Thus the process of anchoring scientifically originated notions may not have such a devastating effect upon traditional beliefs . |
| 11 | On this side of the House and , I suspect , on many parts of the Opposition Benches there is equal recognition , although unspoken , that those who do not have such a well-founded fear , some other compelling compassionate reason which justifies their remaining or another legitimate claim to stay , should return to their country . |
| 12 | This does not have such a wide gape as the March Blues but is still relatively long in the shank . |
| 13 | So although ( as with most shopping ) country-dwellers may not have such a wide choice of credit arrangements as town-dwellers , there is no sign that the shopping centres they use are credit ‘ deserts ’ . |
| 14 | In other fables the hare does not have such a noble character as in the Buddhist tale . |
| 15 | However , it can also be argued that the ‘ bullion famine ’ did not have such a catastrophic effect because merchants could use credit instead of cash to keep their businesses running . |
| 16 | However , in recessionary times when equity markets may be weak , interest rates high and profits falling , a company with modest gearing will not have such a high debt servicing cost to deprive ordinary shareholders of dividends . |
| 17 | But what of courses which do not have such a steady relationship ? |
| 18 | Indeed , this latter aspect of femininity is emphasized by some recent writers on masculinity who protest that men do not have such a wonderful deal in the world , since the social pressures on them to contain rather than express their emotions are oppressive and restrictive , stunting their full emotional development . |
| 19 | Occasionally some specimens do not have such a dense covering of spinelets and the interradial areas have only a few scattered spinelets with a greater number on the radial shields . |
| 20 | As Maryon had not long had a baby , we decided that Alan should volunteer , as he did not have such a valid excuse ! |
| 21 | Therefore it is often preferable to select materials that do not have such a tight-knit structure ; when appropriate , the teacher can extend the enquiries and discoveries with these along the lines of the structured material . |
| 22 | Not having such a fine time at gigs recently were CARTER USM , whose own live experience at The Riverside venue in Newcastle proved painful when JIMBOB skidded on a banana skin some thoughtful fan had thrown onto the stage , and fell straight on his ass . |
| 23 | His new civility did not last , but , as Daisy Yates remarked one day in the following week , it had been pleasant not to have such a right little God Almighty in Cas. , if only for a short time . |