Example sentences of "[verb] not [verb] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | The 32-year-old French film director has just flown into London from LA , and has not had an easy time of it . |
2 | Certainly in this study it was clear that there were farmers who did not have the necessary time to do the job fully . |
3 | Invergordon did not have an easy time of it in 1992 , a fact reflected both by turnover , down 8 per cent at £85 million , and operating profits , down 3.8 per cent at £35.3 million . |
4 | On Saturday , the device did not work the second time . |
5 | The warden pointed out that time was not of the essence as it has taken since 1977 to strengthen the bell tower and rehang the bells , all carried out by villagers , needless to say I did not visualise the same time cycle for my part of the job . |
6 | Answer your first-choice question and , if you finish or run out of anything else to write before the allocated time , do not give the extra time to the second question but keep it in reserve for the end of the examination . |
7 | Do not expect a comfortable time . |
8 | In general , do not exceed the total time of the still air pattern by more than 1 minute . |
9 | Leather corals , unlike some coelenterates , do not spend the entire time fully expanded . |
10 | Do not spend the whole time talking about yourself , your job and your life . |
11 | WHEELCHAIR passengers do not have an easy time when they travel by rail . |
12 | Since her father had not stipulated the exact time when they were to ride , Artemis was dressed and in the stables at first light lest she miss her treat by being late . |
13 | Sponsorship for WISE vehicles does not permit the full time staffing of vehicles whilst they are on school visits . |
14 | But they have not had an easy time of it , as much of the garden was originally covered by a concrete driveway , and the soil , though fertile had a layer of ironstone at about the depth you need to plan shrubs . |