Example sentences of "[pron] did [adv] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , Fuchs blamed the deficit on the museum 's poor administrative structure , ‘ I did not have a system which enabled me to accept responsibility for the financial affairs of the museums ’ . |
| 2 | Said Leonard to us over a bottle of Sabbath wine , ‘ I did not have a scholar 's bent ; at that time I spent many evenings with Layton and we would ‘ crack ’ poetry together — discover the poet 's meaning . |
| 3 | Again I was making no contact with the flying control and as I did not have a WT operator I could not use my wireless set to inform the station that I was in this predicament . |
| 4 | But that is certainly not the case , I did not have a shotgun . |
| 5 | ‘ I was sure that I did not have a place in either male or female worlds , ’ she told me . |
| 6 | As I did not have a woman companion , they tended to ignore me , but I called to one and bought a little bouquet to put in my hotel bedroom 's tooth-glass . |
| 7 | ‘ That I did n't have a dad . |
| 8 | So he phoned up , he said I know I did n't have a guarantee , can you do anything for me ? |
| 9 | I did n't have a bicycle |
| 10 | ’ I was thinking only the other day , ’ he went on , ’ that if I did n't have a wife and child to support I would throw in my resignation , take the voluntary redundancy on offer , sell the flat and go . |
| 11 | I did n't have a friend before . |
| 12 | And she could n't understand why I did n't have a man . |
| 13 | I thought I 'd have a hangover , I did n't have a hangover . |
| 14 | ‘ I did n't have a mouthful this morning , I was so afraid of not getting myself ready in plenty of time for Rainbow . ’ |
| 15 | I did n't , I did n't have a top |
| 16 | Wicker , wickerwork basket the one had got a top on and er the big one which I had a hundred and forty loaves , I did n't have a top on but you had a waterproof sheet that you put over the top of that , but er the small ones had a lid on was hinged , hinged lid you could fold it backwards , as far as you could empty it and er what they used to do coming down Road you used to give it a good push and then jump on the back and freewheel down past what is now Lane er is that convenience still on , in those days the was a gents toilet , a public convenience where you went down steps , you were actually apart from the urinals there was toilets as well there . |
| 17 | So before you 're about to criticise the Spectrum , ask yourself this question : if I did n't have a computer and I was trying to look for one and I only had enough money for the Spectrum , what would I do ? |
| 18 | ‘ I did n't have a nightmare , ’ she blurted , her small breasts rising and falling convulsively under the clinging , damp cotton . |
| 19 | I 've never had an honorary degree before , in fact I come from a generation which found it difficult to get to university so I did n't have a degree of any kind |
| 20 | I did n't have a home made one because I had a very funny tummy did n't I ? |
| 21 | But I did n't have a laser gun so I could n't destroy them . |
| 22 | They had one of those in there but I did n't have a go on it though , it was about three quid to go on ! |
| 23 | Well I 'm a single parent and I was left pregnant by my my boyfriend , I did n't have a choice in the matter of having I was quite happy , I was in love , I was quite happy , but I left , on my own , with a child so where does that leave me ? |
| 24 | The police pointed out that I did n't have a tail light working as I was parking it . |
| 25 | Correcting this at home takes a minute or two with needle and thread — but I did n't have a sewing kit with me on my first outing . |
| 26 | Frankly , I did n't have a clue . |
| 27 | I looked at him puzzled and said I did n't have a clue what he was talking about . |
| 28 | I did n't have a clue what was happening . |
| 29 | In fact he was using the Parsons-White string bender , the one where you pushed down the neck of the guitar and that moved a mechanism which raised the B-string by a tone , but I did n't have a clue about that . |
| 30 | ‘ I was world number one and I did n't have a clue about life . ’ |