Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] [adv] [verb] the time " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | an opportunity to tackle a problem or task which they might not otherwise have the time or resources to take on ; |
| 2 | I remember sitting in a hotel in Lymm thinking that I could n't really spare the time for the Managing Quality course but I 'd run out of excuses ! |
| 3 | And of course that also meant she could n't possibly spare the time to do her usual singing spot in the club . |
| 4 | I will not therefore take the time of the House with the conventional lengthy explanation of the detail of what are in fact relatively routine pieces of annual business , such as the guaranteed minimum pensions order and the draft contributions rerating order , which are very much in line with their predecessors over a number of years . |
| 5 | Give us a job , she said , he wo n't even pass the time of day with us . |