Example sentences of "you [vb past] not have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , I would not desire you if you did not have a mind and a spirit . |
| 2 | On a day-to-day level , you may find yourself with responsibilities you did not have previously , such as organizing the household accounts and paying the bills . |
| 3 | ‘ I am sorry you did not have a very good meal , ’ he said , looking at my plate . |
| 4 | You did not have any influence at all over what they said . |
| 5 | You did not have to be one — but it helped . |
| 6 | ‘ You have no proof that you did not have syphilis . ’ |
| 7 | Perhaps only if you did not have power : Beaton from St Andrews came to Arbroath in 1524 : the Abbey contributed to the lifestyle and wellbeing of his mistress , a fecund Miss Ogilvy , and their seven bastards . |
| 8 | You did not have to be there in person in order to kill by poison ; in fact , you probably tried not to be . |
| 9 | You did not have to rush and worry that it would have disappeared by the time you caught up with it . |
| 10 | With regard to your claim that you did not have enough information on which to base an accurate estimate , I shall copy your letter to at the Central Purchasing Unit for her advice as to how we should proceed . |
| 11 | You did not have a choice . |
| 12 | ‘ You did not have to go into partnership with the fool . ’ |
| 13 | They exchanged a few banalities and then Patrick asked : ‘ You 're quite sure you did not have golf clubs in your car when you went to Romania ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It is a piteous shame that you did not have the civility to ask my permission . |
| 15 | The station commander , who just happened to be a bit of an oppo of mine called " Bull " Jarmen — a great monster of a fellow and a Kiwi to boot — who was heard to say : " Well , it was very convenient him leaving it there ; you did not have to travel very far to collect it or find out what happened to the undercarriage . " |
| 16 | Come to think of it , you did not have to look far . |