Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] not [vb infin] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an enormous subject upon which we had embarked , and I felt that , as a minor guest of the monastery , I must not monopolize the time of the guest whom everyone wanted to meet . |
| 2 | In typical style Shaheen had commissioned the QE2 to take a large party of people to the opening and offered me a cabin on her , but as I could not spare the time and was not sure that I would be entirely at home with my fellow passengers , I flew over in response to his invitation . |
| 3 | If I can not make the time myself it might still be worth paying Dessie Clancy and his lad . ’ |
| 4 | The amount that we do overseas fluctuates but I can not remember a time when we have not had an overseas project going on . |
| 5 | I can not afford the time to try everything and often refuse review loans , both of hardware and software . |
| 6 | The review section devoted to recordings guarantees that Early music is consulted by many professional performers , including the directors of ensembles who may not have the time or inclination to read such journals as the Bäsler Jahrbuch fur historische Musikpraxis or Performance practice review . |
| 7 | But her hand was shaking so much that she could not tell the time . |
| 8 | Just as Maggie could not remember a time before there was Fenna , and a time before there was the big house and the three women living in it , so she could not remember a time when there was not the constant tug of tension between her grandmother and her mother . |
| 9 | I can think of very few occasions when you would not have the time to state your case . |
| 10 | If you are a professional grower , this bud is merely one among thousands , and you will not have the time to fuss and mollycoddle it — the head comes off in one go , and the bud has to take it full blast . |
| 11 | There are two dangers to be avoided , if you can avoid them , in the choice of chambers : reading with someone who is too busy , who can not spare the time to give you instruction , except possibly over a snack lunch , and reading with someone who has not enough work to give you proper experience . |
| 12 | It may also have the effect of precluding those members who can not find the time to attend a few workshops and may therefore strengthen management committees and their bureaux in the long run . |
| 13 | On such occasions you can not afford the time , no matter how little , to set up a clip-on bobbin . |
| 14 | You can not put a time on how long it takes for a swimfeeder to empty . |
| 15 | Clearly , before the sound begins we can not measure the time it is going to take , but after it has sounded how can we measure it , since it is then no more ? |
| 16 | ‘ We can not waste the time , and you 'll be safer in Paris than Scotland . |
| 17 | We can not afford to pussyfoot around with it , we can not afford the time not to be on the move , on the move because that 's the only way our members are gon na dictate what they want . |
| 18 | This offers students an opportunity to test their knowledge and skills in the real world , at the same time as offering employers the chance to get to grips with a problem or task that they might not have the time or resources to tackle . |
| 19 | Anyway , they have not really the transport for a journey as far as this and in any case , they could not spare the time from work . ’ |
| 20 | This is one reason why TV buyers may wish to keep part of their budgets flexible beyond the time when they might usually prefer to commit themselves — they may , of course , find that they can not buy the time they want , but this is a risk they may be willing to take in order to get a better price . |
| 21 | Unfortunately he could not offer a time for his visit . |
| 22 | On the other hand , he could not remember a time when it had not been taken for granted the Hall would one day be his own . |
| 23 | He could not remember a time when he had not known . |
| 24 | Every type of food is readily available and preparation and cooking have never been easier ; and if he can not spare the time , convenience foods reduce the time required for shopping and preparation to the bare minimum . |