Example sentences of "i [modal v] [adv] [verb] the time " in BNC.

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1	It was an enormous subject upon which we had embarked , and I felt that , as a minor guest of the monastery , I must not monopolize the time of the guest whom everyone wanted to meet .
2	‘ I 'll never forget the time you … ’ can be an aggrieved refrain in real marriages as well as in music-hall jokes .
3	On a more personal level , Riley has said : ‘ The game is the same but the stakes are higher for women – – You need time to reflect , you are alone essentially , and I knew that I could n't give the time and thought to bringing up children or caring for another person on an intimate level .
4	I could n't afford the time .
5	‘ I could n't afford the time , even if I had the money , ’ says Robyn .
6	In typical style Shaheen had commissioned the QE2 to take a large party of people to the opening and offered me a cabin on her , but as I could not spare the time and was not sure that I would be entirely at home with my fellow passengers , I flew over in response to his invitation .
7	Mr Foggerty was agreeably surprised , but when Nutty reminded him of the standard required , he relapsed into grim gloom and stood on the side of the bath in his white T-shirt and jeans looking at his watch and saying , ‘ I ca n't spare the time to do this three nights a week for the next year , which is what is required .
8	I wo n't do defended cases because I ca n't spare the time , not because I do n't feel competent .
9	you know trouble is it 's , it 's either May weekend or it 's I ca n't get the time off
10	‘ But I wo n't have the time or the opportunity again . ’
11	If I can not make the time myself it might still be worth paying Dessie Clancy and his lad . ’
12	I can not afford the time to try everything and often refuse review loans , both of hardware and software .
13	‘ The telephone never stops and I can hardly spare the time even to make myself a cup of tea .

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