Example sentences of "not have done [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Nicholson pointed out , he need not have done that , since most percentage deals are struck at the time of pre-production contracts . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , you should not have done that ! |
| 3 | ‘ I should not have done that , ’ she whispered . |
| 4 | Mrs Cresson 's appointment may have helped the Socialists somewhat but can not have done much for the Communists . |
| 5 | ‘ What you did to them can not have done much to put right what their own families had already done . ’ |
| 6 | Some letters , however , suggest that Leapor was rather dilatory , and may not have done much work in the winter . |
| 7 | ‘ I suppose I might have ended up bowling up the hill into the wind at Headingley , and that might not have done much for my prospects , but generally the policy change was inevitable , and I am glad it happened . ’ |
| 8 | Sprawling at his feet would not have done much for her dignity . |
| 9 | We ask of each person whether he did anything he should not have done such that he should be blamed for the deaths that followed , or whether he contributed to the accidents in such a way that , blameworthy or not , he should bear some portion of the damage or loss . |
| 10 | Boardroom upsets could not have done other than harm to the playing side of the club , he went on . |
| 11 | He was fond of saying that he could not have done any of it without June , and this was undoubtedly true . |
| 12 | Entrants must be aged 16 to 25 , and must not have done any professional modelling or have an existing portfolio . |
| 13 | ‘ Those 13 players could not have done any more . |
| 14 | But he may not have done another thing ; he may just have faded into obscurity if he 'd lived on . ’ |
| 15 | I could not have done these things any more than I could have killed my mother . |
| 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 . |