Example sentences of "we [vb base] [not/n't] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | when er , Geoff and er Steven come back he was , want me and Andy to go down there to have a look at sa , a stand and we said no we do n't a lot of bloody money is n't it ? |
| 2 | We 've not a reading man among us , ’ said Lucie dejectedly . |
| 3 | We require not a shift in the ‘ balance of power and influence ’ but an entirely changed modus vivendi between the two dimensions . |
| 4 | In 1703 Bishop Nicholson records a Churchwarden 's remark characteristic of the sturdy independence of Dalesmen , ‘ Except the Vicar and the Schoolmaster , we have not a Gentleman among us , nor can any remember the time we had a Beggar . ’ |
| 5 | Much scratching of heads followed by : ‘ We have n't a clue . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ But we have n't a clue about what causes antioxidant differences between raw and cooked food , ’ adds Professor James . |
| 7 | So I phoned up the Stanstead P R O the next morning and said ‘ confirm that the Queen is coming to open the airport ? ’ and he said , ‘ Well , we do n't know , we have n't a clue who 's coming to open the airport , yet . |
| 8 | You do n't know what your talking about she said , what baby ? we have n't a baby , my mother wo n't be coming because it so far I tell you . |
| 9 | ‘ We have n't a lot of money so it 's great to get recognition . ’ |
| 10 | And first for the Combers , we will bring them down From eight groats a score unto half a crown , If at all they murmur , and say t is too small , We bid them choose whether they will work at all ; We 'll make them believe that trading is bad ; We care not a pin , though they are ne'er so sad . |
| 11 | We learn not a thing about him . |