Example sentences of "not have [vb pp] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | We also acknowledge the tremendous response from our members and our Branches , for without their enthusiasm and organisation we could not have made this 50th anniversary such a financial success . |
| 2 | Charlie 's face changed from the face of the bank-clerk to that of an unknown and — though he would not have believed this — a much shrewder man . |
| 3 | Of course , I could not have expressed this view to Mr Farraday without embarking upon what might have seemed a presumptuous speech . |
| 4 | And you may not have realized this but these many misunderstandings can be sorted out while you 're still here to agree 'em . |
| 5 | Woodwork or course , could not have survived this long , but certain iron castings might . |
| 6 | I actually put forward an amendment , to the police authority , whereby we take that er , million pounds o , of pensions , and by a certain amount of slight of hand , it be put back into county balances , and then re-allocated back to the police authority for this year , and that would have added an extra million to the base budget and it would not have cost this county council one extra penny . |
| 7 | Beforehand she had combed her hair by the light of the flashlamp , smoothed and rearranged her clothes but even if she had n't Moran would not have noticed this evening . |
| 8 | Would we not have perceived this as blatant , shocking racism ? |
| 9 | It was nearly a year since Dunkirk , and if they 'd been going to come , surely they 'd not have waited this long . |
| 10 | Surely that gun could not have wreaked this havoc ! |
| 11 | I had done very little imaginative work and would not have regarded this as my greatest negotiating success , but it was certainly so regarded by Harold Wilson who assured me that my name would be kept out of the proceedings , since I had then , and retain , a keen dislike for gratuitous publicity . |
| 12 | There is only one exception to this closing date , that is if you can not vote in person because you are ill , and you could not have foreseen this on the closing date for applications . |
| 13 | If it is in any way meaningful to speak in terms of a ‘ cultural dominant ’ , then arguably the nouveau roman could not have achieved this without the support of like-minded critics . |
| 14 | The guild could not have achieved this in isolation . |
| 15 | We knew on the other hand that Redbridge and Waltham Forest was not a competent authority and it could not have achieved this scale of planning . |
| 16 | Shiva used words like ‘ chap ’ now , and ‘ kiddy ’ , words used by Indians wanting to sound like true Brits , though he would not have done this once . |
| 17 | If Jasper had been here she could not have done this , she would have had to adapt her pace to his … sometimes , very seldom , the thought came into her head : If I were alone , if I did not have Jasper to worry about … |
| 18 | They can not have done this only by dividing the language into neat areas , for the areas interact in complex ways in which the whole is not equal to the sum of the parts . |
| 19 | They would not have done this . |
| 20 | Though Dawson may not have masterminded this sophisticated and influential forgery , his complicity in the affair was strongly suspected . |
| 21 | ‘ You may or may not have guessed this , Wallace , but I do n't like you . |
| 22 | The management at Perry Poultry might not have amassed this sort of paper wealth yet but , only founded in 1989 , the company is already making a name for itself in the food business . |
| 23 | I do not propose to discuss that question , or , perhaps , I should not have finished this week . |
| 24 | I can confirm , however , that the company would not have won this order except as a private sector yard which will have to incur the costs if it makes losses . |
| 25 | feel about how the way the women are treated in B M K , do you think that , I mean is there enough provision for women , especial erm are you taking into consideration , do you feel on er is , do you feel that you 're not , your needs are n't particularly catered for , I mean in the sense of , you might not have experienced this yourself but like er , maternity provisions , things like that , I mean you get maternity leave , do you feel that |
| 26 | The rings of Saturn are indeed spectacular , but we now know that Jupiter , Uranus and Neptune likewise have rings : it is strange that the visiting extraterrestrials should not have mentioned this . |
| 27 | ‘ I feel sad that he could not have enjoyed this opportunity of unification and won more caps , but I want to keep the family name in the side , ’ said Muller . |
| 28 | In the latter case , could the GP not have discussed this with the individual first ? why resort to possible compulsory powers ? |
| 29 | ‘ If there was a God he would not have let this happen . ’ |
| 30 | Damien , no doubt , would not have considered this particularly heroic — all he was doing was following his Master in identifying totally with those he had come to save . |