Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] [be] [verb] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Nov. 22 elections , which on Nov. 10 had been called by President Hugh Desmond Hoyte for Dec. 16 , and which were constitutionally required to be held by Dec. 28 at the latest , were indefinitely postponed after the chairman of the Elections Commission , Rudolph Collins , warned that a proper electoral register could not be prepared in time . |
| 2 | It increasingly realized that no technical measures could assure compliance by the extended 1977 deadline , and that since an adequate mass transit system could not be developed in time , only petrol rationing would lead to attainment . |
| 3 | Rumours that Madonna is keen to audition in a peek-a-boo pantomime cow outfit could n't be confirmed at time of going to press . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's some consolation that it has been found but it 's a shame it could n't be retrieved in time for Remembrance Sunday . |
| 5 | His Opel Manta had been heavily damaged during the Burmah Rally and could n't be repaired in time for the Mourne Stages . |
| 6 | This could debar over one-third of the population from voting , since , according to the current regulations , only citizens of pre-war Estonia and their descendants were automatically entitled to citizenship , and the long application process for others would not be completed in time . |
| 7 | However , the rest of the work will not be completed in time for the season , which will make life running a heavily-booked programme of events difficult . |
| 8 | It is probable , therefore , that the internal payment certificate will not be raised in time for inclusion in the current month 's costing as they will be received by the accountant after the close down date for the month . |
| 9 | Key to this stage of planning is the acceptance ( once again ) that there must be some time limits given to each ‘ activity ’ , or the whole project will become lopsided and wo n't be completed in time . |
| 10 | If they can not be stopped in time , mankind will surely be doomed . |
| 11 | The rocket can not be repaired in time so Cory and Lowery , with message-sending equipment , make their escape through the jungle as the Daleks close in . |