Example sentences of "not have [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had we not spent even more money on the BAIE Awards this year by advertising on the inside front cover of the magazine , we would not have received a single name check for 15 awards during the whole evening and in all the attendant publicity . |
| 2 | ‘ A few moments later and he would not have stood a chance . ’ |
| 3 | Now had I known about this it the time , of course he would not have stood a chance of getting into the RAF . |
| 4 | Surely , if there really were a knowable pre-life creator , such would have long since become truly known to humanity , and would not have remained a subject of speculation after many thousands of years . |
| 5 | The population of Easter Island could not have exceeded a few thousand , so a sizeable proportion of the men must have been employed at the quarry , carving likenesses of their deceased relatives . |
| 6 | Turnips and clover , for example , may not have been really widely used until the nineteenth century , and the diffusion of knowledge across the countryside may not have exceeded a mile a year from the points of origin ( Deane 1979 ) . |
| 7 | The Jeffreys in fact would not have understood an Elim movement that was not planting churches . |
| 8 | At least one member of the jury said he would not have given a sentence of death ( which must be unanimous ) had he known that Prejean had suffered prolonged mental and physical abuse from his guardians . |
| 9 | If the patient has been misled or misinformed he may not have given a genuine consent or refusal . |
| 10 | Lost in the malai chain of command , shuffled round from captor to captor , I would not have given a great deal for my chances . |
| 11 | He felt that Woolley had no right to be so contemptuous , so damaging ; Killion alone could not have stopped a bombing raid ; besides , had n't he just destroyed two , maybe three of the enemy ? |
| 12 | The decision is justified on the grounds that there was no guarantee that the plaintiff would receive any of the fine and that Parliament could not have intended a workman to be deprived of the chance to seek compensation for his injuries . |
| 13 | What can be seen is that Parliament can not have intended an implied limitation along the lines of Ex parte Blain , 12 Ch.D. 522 . |
| 14 | I could not have imagined a better companion . |
| 15 | Once she could not have imagined a greater disaster — all the garments she 'd been working on , with such dedication , day and night , for weeks on end now , had totally vanished , disappeared . |
| 16 | Sheila could not have desired a worse profession . |
| 17 | The lack of a licence in Barlow Clowes ' early years may or may not have made a difference to the way investors ' funds were handled during that time . |
| 18 | Lorna Lewis might not have made a picture since a flopperoo called It Happened in Monte Carlo three years ago , but she was still Hollywood royalty . |
| 19 | Tim could not have made a better choice . ’ |
| 20 | The landlord will not have made a taxable supply to the tenant and so can not issue a tax invoice , preventing the tenant from claiming input relief . |
| 21 | But does it matter as when you think that she may not have made a will , because then everything will go to her er next of kin as one says , intestacy rules . |
| 22 | He could not have made a finer creature in his own vats . |
| 23 | ‘ I gather that your brother may not have made a will ; so what happens now ? ’ |
| 24 | As confirmation of the significance Harry had detected in Heather 's photographs , Mossop 's retraced route of three months before could not have made a better start . |
| 25 | The fact is that we give exceptional leave to remain because it would be inhumane to send some people , such as the Croatian that the hon. Member mentioned , back to their country at this time , even though they may not have made a claim of persecution . |
| 26 | Holmes says : ‘ Steve could not have made a better start to his outdoor season and it opens up all sorts of possibilities . |
| 27 | If my son had been on medication at the end of last year he would not have made an unprovoked attack on his father in November , nor attempted to share his New Year 's Eve lunch with the lions . |
| 28 | Louise would not have made an unsuccessful marriage in the first place , and she supposed her marriage must be unsuccessful , because Edward had told her that she was not a woman . |
| 29 | Firstly , a young horse may not have formed a habit of accepting things as they are and automatically always behaving in the same way . |
| 30 | ‘ Surely , ’ said Lefevre , ‘ it can not have escaped a man of your experience that some ladies are in the habit of dyeing their hair . ’ |