Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] [vb infin] [adv] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the traditional Conservative chairman 's bash at Central Office may have to go on without the chairman : Chris Patten , busy in Bath , may not get back in time to drink with his team . |
| 2 | Anyway , they 'll not take off on time . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ We ca n't burn it in the grate — Dad might come back , we might n't clean up in time . |
| 4 | But whoever it was could not get there in time . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , the other nurse was off sick , the doctor could n't get there on time , he was out on a call , poor little thing — ’ |
| 6 | There were one or two ladies in Baldersdale who were very good at midwifery , which was just as well when a baby was on the way and the doctor could n't get there in time , or the weather impeded him . |
| 7 | The Taylors wanted to include Laura as much as possible in constituency life , primarily so that she would not miss out on time with John . |