Example sentences of "do not have " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that we should accept th that this island in which we live is in effect becoming smaller day-by-day , as it is becoming more and more open er we should accept that its population is becoming perhaps with the assistance of a little advice from myself from time-to-time , rather more mobile than it used to be and I must say that we should I think all accept and I 'm sure we do that criminals do not have any particular respect for local authority boundaries er indeed the existence of the motorway system er despite the M25 does encourage mobility of crime and criminals to a very great extent . |
| 2 | The Aztecs did not have a term for ‘ fine arts ’ , nor did they speculate about aesthetics , nor make objects to be contemplated for their beauty alone . |
| 3 | We do not know her name , though it is unlikely that the sculptor did not have a model . |
| 4 | It is quite clear that Rome did not have a policy on catholic schooling at this time , and certainly not one requiring attendance at such schools as a religious duty . |
| 5 | Having appealed against East Herts ' refusal of listed building consent , they withdrew from a public inquiry at a late stage after their intended expert witness informed them that they did not have a strong enough case . |
| 6 | She did not have the New England style of the others , and was made to feel it strongly . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | His own faith did not have the answers to this , any more than it had the power to prevent the catastrophe , which exacerbated Leonard 's growing disaffection from it , or , should we say , his endless self-questioning of it . |
| 9 | Don did not have backache that night . |
| 10 | He did not have a headache although he listened to his old albums at full volume . |
| 11 | He did not have indigestion although he ate ready salted crisps with his whisky . |
| 12 | She was new to the country and did not have many friends . |
| 13 | Although Jimmy did not have the height and size of a Stan Smith , who was a top player at the same time , I saw other strengths in Jimmy 's game which I liked as I coached him . |
| 14 | The series did not have a uniform intellectual line and many varieties of opinion could be found in the contributors . |
| 15 | It was not , in fact , a bad educational programme , but it did not have the glamour of Cambridge English , where the idea of criticism was central , as instanced by the great success and influence of Richards 's Practical Criticism . |
| 16 | In principle it would be quite possible for the study of English poetry to begin in a similar ab initio fashion , except that it would be fruitless for someone to embark on it who did not have at least some familiarity with poetry and a wish to read more . |
| 17 | Sir : In your interesting article ( 30 September ) about the sale to the British Library by Lord Norwich ( for a sum left tantalisingly undisclosed ) of Evelyn Waugh 's letters to his late mother , Lady Diana Cooper , the library 's curator of modern literary manuscripts , a Ms Brown , was quoted as follows : I am sure that they did not have a physical affair . |
| 18 | I had a husband who was pretending that I did not have cancer , and a mother who tried to inspire me by showing me pictures of Page Three girls under banner headlines of ‘ How I conquered cancer ’ . |
| 19 | But Grand Met did not have the beer pitch to itself . |
| 20 | The dock strike failed because the transport workers did not have the strength to defend the labour monopoly enjoyed by registered dockers in a number of ports once the Government removed its statutory underpinning . |
| 21 | Certainly by the middle of Wednesday 's contest Mason appeared once again to have a stamina problem and unlike Biggs , who was also suffering , he did not have the experience to conceal his distress . |
| 22 | Mr Georgiadis said much of Mr Makallah 's evidence to the inquest had been lies — particularly details on three important issues : Mr Makallah claimed he could not drive , yet other witnesses claimed to have been driven by him ; he denied telling a camp site proprietor that Miss Ward was definitely not killed by wild animals ; and he covered up how he knew her jeep did not have four-wheel drive . |
| 23 | My husband did not have enough marks to pay the bill , so he offered to pay the equivalent amount in Sterling . |
| 24 | DAME ELUSIVE : Did not have the best of runs in the race won by Valville at Newmarket . |
| 25 | A packed City Hall did not have long to wait as Lewis roared in with several more stinging rights and left hooks and when Garber was floored for the second time he had no chance of beating the count . |
| 26 | Jimmy McGregor , a member of the legislative council , said , ‘ If we did not have to depend on China we would be looking at a most marvellous future . ’ |
| 27 | They did not have to pay the usual £20 a tablet and both took one . |
| 28 | Linda received a liver from another child so surgeons did not have to cut an adult liver to size . |
| 29 | Since Paribas 's rival Banque Indosuez won the insurance company , Victoire , analysts believe that Paribas did not have much choice but to look for a suitable target in the insurance field . |
| 30 | When Mr Knighton announced his bid , the Panel says , he did not have any independent corporate finance advisers , nor lawyers advising him . |