Example sentences of "we [verb] n't have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We needed uplighters , but we did n't have a regular enough ceiling grid for low-voltage halogens , so we had to use high-frequency fluorescents . ’ |
| 2 | And I would n't ask you if we did n't have a real serious problem here . |
| 3 | Er not , not the long one , we did n't have a long one we had a rou oval one . |
| 4 | No but on this occasion we did n't have a spare holster to put the weapon into . |
| 5 | ‘ We did n't have a good season by our standards of the last few years . |
| 6 | At this stage we did n't have a proper school to work in , so most of his education took place out hacking . |
| 7 | One of the difficulties was that we did n't have a clear and accurate measure of performance of the system . |
| 8 | Er but erm actually , I I , in erm erm sorry , er , but of course that was a bathroom , but we did n't have a blind up . |
| 9 | I think our survey showed it could be as high as fifty per hectare in fact , er but we did n't have a full response to the survey and er there 's nothing er in the results that would lead us to a conclusion that it should be lower or higher , so we 're quite happy to accept that assumption . |
| 10 | ‘ We sent money home to our mothers and brothers and we did n't care if we did n't have a social life . |
| 11 | We were n't erm we were n't able to do a multi-variant analysis with the grade because we did n't have a sufficient number of , of the grade to do it . |
| 12 | It 's a warning that we do n't have a divine right to the British Grand Prix , though I 've got to be confident about Silverstone . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ We do n't have a great need for lawyers but they are a necessary requirement . |
| 14 | We do n't have a kidney-shaped swimming pool , but I do possess several palettes . |
| 15 | Well we do n't have a definite answer erm Gill but we think it may have experienced a shock of some sort during that season and of course when this happens to fruit trees they can go into bi-annual cropping and then they come back again , it may be that this horse chestnut 's experienced something very similar . |
| 16 | we do n't have a first aider on duty outside normal office hours , not flexitime hours , and er , if you 're |
| 17 | Erm I do n't know if this one concerns us , it 's about er , a working group for children , do we have , we do n't have a working group for children . |
| 18 | We do n't have a second turn . |
| 19 | That means we do n't have a permanent company in the true sense of the word . |
| 20 | ‘ We do n't have a big meal at lunchtime — usually sandwiches , beans or soup with toast but I do feel Jake should have a proper meal . ’ |
| 21 | Would er my honourable friend agree with me that one of the reasons why we 've come out of the recession so well is the fact that we do n't have a social contract and . |
| 22 | I do think there are problems and difficulties , I do n't think it will be easy , not least because we do n't have a shared morality and a shared consensus , on the objectives for the voluntary sector , but it is a set of concerns which we must address , er , and I believe that if , if I 've done nothing else today , I 've kicked off a debate , or I 've contributed to a debate which was already rolling , erm , and that we must address those difficulties , and try and find ways through them , because there are opportunities as well as threats in the current situation and I believe we have to look at all of those er , so that we can move into the nineteen nineties which I believe will be a very exciting period for the voluntary sector , and one which the voluntary sector should er , see as exciting , grab the opportunities and move forward . |
| 23 | " We do n't have a blank cheque on this , " he added , " and if we 're not wanted there , we 're not going to be there . " |
| 24 | I presume Chair , we do n't have a statutory obligation to consult on a matter such as item twenty six ? |
| 25 | That 's why the apostle could say , we do n't have a high priest , who 's not touched with the feelings of our infirmities , he 's been there before it , he was tempting in all points like as we are , yet he was without sin . |
| 26 | Many of us do n't have a British identity , some shared experiences beyond Blue Peter images of a united United Kingdom . |