Example sentences of "they [verb] not [verb] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time no expression came over their faces and he knew they did not have much time to live . |
| 2 | As we noted before , one of the prime concerns of teachers is that they do not have enough time to carry out the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities of their jobs to their own satisfaction , let alone to invest in enhancing their own skills , or reflecting on their roles and priorities , to anything like the extent which they would like . |
| 3 | Feminist psychologists acknowledge that low-status , female-identified traits , like nurturance and sociability , are also important for both sexes ; but they do not spend much time comparing men with women on these traits . |
| 4 | Finding no answers , partly because they do not spend much time looking for them , they assume that it can not be true ; the differences must be ‘ sufficiently deep and of sufficient significance to warrant , at least in a literate society , the continued emphasis on schooling and the acquisition of literacy ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 5 | In September 1989 Chadli announced the postponement of local elections , originally scheduled for December , following complaints from the opposition parties that they had not had enough time to prepare for them . |
| 6 | According to a radio commentary on Aug. 7 , there were complaints from the opposition that they had not had enough time to campaign effectively , and instances were cited of bullying by MPRP election supervisors . |