Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was talking but could not think at the same time . |
| 2 | The Whites had vast total forces but the separate forces did not attack at the same time . |
| 3 | ‘ Lifetime ’ partners do not refer to a finite time period but to partners since first sexual intercourse ‘ so far ’ ; this may be the most inaccurate measure because of difficulties of recall , whereas discrepancies over shorter time intervals are much smaller . |
| 4 | The sequence was still largely without dates , and more importantly , the development from one broad technological phase to another did not occur at the same time everywhere . |
| 5 | Lions are strong but can not run for a long time . |
| 6 | If LIFESPAN RDBI can not complete within the restricted time , it will stop at a sensible position from which it can subsequently restart . |
| 7 | He simply hopes they will emerge of their own accord , and this may not happen for a considerable time . |
| 8 | Yes , it does — if one does not pay within the stipulated time . |
| 9 | One enterprising station-master frequently told all passengers that their trains would not leave for a long time . |
| 10 | In this case , Lord Denning distinguished Bartlett v Sidney Marcus ( 1965 ) by explaining that if a car does not go for a reasonable time and the engine breaks up , this is evidence to show that the car was not fit for its purpose when sold . |
| 11 | Fleury would have liked to have gone , too , but both he and Harry could not go at the same time ; someone had to stay behind to fight off the sepoys . |
| 12 | Chris thought that Angela would not aim for the earlier time , she hated early rising . |
| 13 | This reduces to , Hence , by defining N ( d 1 ) as the reciprocal of the hedge ratio we can ensure that the value of the hedged portfolio does not change during the next time period . |
| 14 | She sort of froze for a moment , tried to smile and not smile at the same time , looked uncomprehendingly at me , turned ever so slightly towards the farther side of the road from me and walked away with quick nervous steps . |
| 15 | Whatever the truth , the unwelcome publicity could not come at a worse time for Mercedes — just as it is launching its new top-of-the-range ‘ S ’ model after 12 years of development . |
| 16 | Newspaper reports on 12th March that the Bank of Ireland is to shed 600 of its staff over the coming years could not come at a worse time for the economy . |
| 17 | The rains do not come at the same time each year and yet the guinea fowl always seem to know when the wet season is about to begin . |
| 18 | If the chosen third party is an expert , the court can not interfere with the contractual time limit . |
| 19 | If Libya did not comply within a short time period , the USA , Britain and France would seek UN endorsement for sanctions . |
| 20 | If British Rail is under pressure to increase the frequency of its service , there is a case for a coordinated transport system operating bus and rail services , If there is a need for transport when it is not convenient to run rail services , or if only a certain number of trains can run on a line because goods trains and passenger services can not operate at the same time — although perhaps British Rail should be more innovative in its mix of passenger and freight services perhaps it is a good idea for British Rail and the bus services — as they are today , not as they will be affected by the Bill — to get together . |
| 21 | Because games may vary slightly in length you may not start at the exact time given . |
| 22 | Susie did not reply for a long time . |
| 23 | The median time to symptom control in those with cytomegalovirus infection ( and therefore treated with foscarnet ) was four weeks , which does not differ from the median time to control on those without cytomegalovirus infection treated with analgesics alone . |
| 24 | What we did n't know for a long time was that this book is his revenge on his parents . |
| 25 | I would n't bounce at the same time |
| 26 | How do you make sure that everyone does n't speak at the same time ? " |
| 27 | Do n't stick to a single time each day but try to vary it to see if the time of day makes a difference for you . |
| 28 | and we were geared more to progress in the education system where the industrial change in the other countries did n't happen at the same time and that they needed now a younger ag a younger age group to keep the , the industrial system going |
| 29 | But that wo n't happen for a long time , says Richard Outcalt , a retail-sales consultant in Seattle . |
| 30 | rather than say if it does n't arrive at a set time |