Example sentences of "not have [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | What he should not have said is that he was pleased to join Blackburn 'cos they were going places , implying he did n't think Leeds were going to have any more success . |
| 2 | What they may not have realised is that that message conveyed itself to the American public ! |
| 3 | He did not have to fear being overwhelmed by this recluse ; she did not have to fear his vulnerability . |
| 4 | What he will not have overlooked is that Churchill — for 10 years ( between 1929 and 1939 ) , the only comparable ‘ outsider ’ within the Tory Party — did not vault straight into the prime ministership . |
| 5 | This does not have to have been the winning of some special prize or coming first in every race . |
| 6 | On the other hand , the agent does not have to have been acting within the ordinary course of his own particular business or even within the normal course of business of his particular type of trade . |
| 7 | Bathsheba would not have minded being spoken to angrily by Gabriel for her thoughtlessness , if only he had told her he loved her . |
| 8 | Heron can not have enjoyed being on his list but the prospect of negotiating with Mr Klesch can only encourage the company to settle quickly and generously . |
| 9 | Proving ignorance of facts that one might or might not have known is impossible , unless one has been in a well-documented coma . |
| 10 | Robert said , ‘ I was telling Lili in the car that she should n't have stopped being a dancer . ’ |
| 11 | The one thing he should n't have said was , ‘ Let's have supper . ’ |
| 12 | If I 'd have gone to the to the social services or er the D H S S and says to them , my daughter 's got to have a new uniform to go to school with because her self respect is gon na suffer if she does n't , they would n't have given be nothing . |
| 13 | What he would n't have done is gone out and bought the girl loads of flowers the next morning and then get caught by me doing it . |
| 14 | ‘ I would n't have minded being an actress , ’ she says , ‘ but I 'm happy with the shop . ’ |
| 15 | Which I would n't have thought is extortionate in this day and age . |
| 16 | ‘ It would n't have helped being brave . |
| 17 | Everybody , including shop-keepers , bar owners and all the members of your class at the University — they do n't have to have been special friends , just acquaintances — teachers , too . |
| 18 | You do n't have to have been to college |