Example sentences of "not have [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 You do not have to include a general model for your allies but you can do so if you wish .
2 At least that is something to be thankful for , something I shall not have to explain a tenth or fifteenth or hundredth time , one worry off my mind .
3 MacDonald said that he ‘ might be of no further use , & should resign with the whole Cabinet ’ ; the night before his interview with the King , Baldwin had gone to Neville Chamberlain 's house in Eaton Square , and ‘ hoped and prayed that he might not have to join a National Government ’ ; even after his interview with the King .
4 Similarly , when they exchanged the names of their schools , she found herself immensely relieved when he declared that he was at Winchester , for she had heard of Winchester , she knew something about Winchester , she did not have to feign a non-existent knowledge of Winchester .
5 So provides section 16 of the Partnership Act , 1890 , and the words have a comfortingly assured ring about them even though long and intimate acquaintance with that Act suggests that comfort will be impaired if here as at other points in the Act one indulges in deeper reflection ; and reflection need not go very deep before one becomes uneasy , because if one takes the words of section 16 into unqualified acceptance and seeks to apply them in practical situations , one does not have to envisage a great number of such situations to find some where the uncritical acceptance of section 16 will lead to manifest absurdity .
6 Darwin did not have to overthrow a coherent and worked-out theory ; he had to persuade contemporaries that hypothesizing about origins was worthwhile .
7 Under the Land and Compensation Act , Renfrew District Council does not have to entertain a further application within two years unless it differs substantially from the original .
8 Family counselling does not have to have a historical basis .
9 Firms do not have to have a written relocation policy ; although there are obvious advantages if they do .
10 After all , one does not have to adopt a Marxist method in order to make statements about poverty , injustice or exploitation .
11 The council does not have to consider a new application within two years , unless it differs substantially from the original .
12 If leave is granted , the applicant will not have to file a fresh application for the substantive order sought .
13 The company reckons it has a major advantage over its competitors because it does not have to develop a new product for each market — it simply adds a local user interface , which also cuts down on development and maintenance costs .
14 Early air travellers often flew for adventure , not just speed , and some travellers today , who do not have to cram a two-week break into a busy year , have gone back to earlier forms of transport which give them a far sharper sense of going places .
15 Now that each party has formal election procedures through which to choose its Leader , the Queen in normal circumstances will not have to make a personal choice between rival candidates for Prime Minister , a choice which she had to make in 1957 and in 1963 before the Conservative Party adopted election rules .
16 Remember , you should not have to make a special journey or travel extra distances to recycle , as this will waste energy .
17 It means that peasants do not have to learn a second language — French — before they come to grips with the written word .
18 People who own holiday homes available for rent at least 140 days a year will not have to pay a standard charge but they will be liable to pay business rates .
19 The company also believes it should not have to pay a further SKr400m to Gamlestaden , which is now owned by the consortium , by the end of next year .
20 The Commission has been instructed that it does not have to follow a uniform pattern throughout the country and therefore we may see still greater diversity over time as , in one shire , we see the county council survive and in another the district councils .
21 Although these reports do not have to follow a common style and content each contain information in a common format .
22 This also gets round problems of fluctuation , when business is slow , they do not have to maintain a regular workforce .
23 It does n't have to take a long time , it 's up to us here and now .
24 You do n't have to take a medical examination to join AA Hospital Plus : in fact , your acceptance is guaranteed .
25 I would feel you do n't have to put a particular interest on
26 What 's more , you wo n't have to undergo a medical examination , or any probing questions about your health or occupation .
27 You do n't have to undergo a medical , or answer any questions about your health .
28 A path is simply a set of instructions like that , but you do n't have to type a long string of commands to do the job .
29 Gazza wo n't have to scoff a single strand of spaghetti .
30 You do n't have to write a long article .
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