Example sentences of "no time [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had no time to dwell on the unhappiness of two people of whom she had grown fond , however , for just then her phone rang again . |
| 2 | She had no time to dwell on the matter , however , because , ever a man with no time for prevarication , he replied , ‘ Not trying to trip you up at all , ’ then grated bluntly , ‘ More trying to discover just how many ‘ close ’ men friends you do have . ’ |
| 3 | They had no time to chatter in the lane . |
| 4 | But there was no time to enlarge on the idea . |
| 5 | What appears of particular concern is that the increase in ultraviolet radiation coincides with the time when ocean surface organisms are emerging from the dark winter period and thus have had no time to adapt to the sun , let alone enhanced levels of damaging UV-B radiation . |
| 6 | Hasty , critical , always in a rush , no time to prepare for the meeting ? |
| 7 | But the Collector had no time to worry about the locomotion of corpses ; this doorway had to be held until the defenders on the other side of the staircase had made good their retreat . |
| 8 | This put all other thoughts to one side and I had no time to worry about the captain . |
| 9 | This fire officer , however , refused to allow the use of a sizeable proportion of the props , around which the entire show was structured ; and , although the Prince and Princess of Wales were arriving in one and a half hours ' time along with five Cabinet ministers , and the cast would have no time to rehearse without the props they relied upon , he was not to be budged . |
| 10 | No time to play with the children , no time to take the dog for a walk or to try their hand at painting , boating or simply thoughtfully chewing a straw . |
| 11 | There was no time to look at the cuttings he had given her , and Loretta put the envelope in her bag . |
| 12 | No time to get to the shelter , there was a noise of metal all around us . |
| 13 | ‘ Often , ’ says Pitkeathley , ‘ they become carers with no time to plan , no time to think about the effect on their lives . |