Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [art] time " in BNC.

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1 Has not the time now come for us to leave the Exchange Rate Mechanism , at least until such time as German interest rates are reduced to a level compatible with the needs of the whole of the rest of Europe ?
2 Has not the time come , however , to evaluate the optimum pupil-teacher ratio for pupils at any given age , with a view to establishing it ?
3 Has not the time come for the Government to commit themselves unequivocally to legislate in the next Parliament so that those who wish to shop on Sunday and exercise their free choice to do so are enabled to do so by total deregulation of the law ?
4 Has not the time come at last — some of us have been saying this for a long time — for my right hon. Friend , or his successor , to consider seriously the alternative policy that many have advocated : administrative devolution , or short-term integration ?
5 And when the law actually penalises people who inflict punishment outside the law through sheer frustration with its inadequacies , has not the time come for judges to realise they are dealing with real-world situations and sentence accordingly ?
6 ‘ He says he has n't the time to do a good job .
7 ‘ Gosh , has n't the time gone quickly ? ’
8 No , no I do n't the time has come I think !
9 For the first time in all his journeys he found a room that was completely empty , but he had n't the time to investigate it , or any of the others he entered .
10 Berthe Weill protested that she could not leave the gallery for the moment , she had n't the time , there were all the guests to look after .
11 ‘ And I 've been stung by nettles , ’ he said , injured , and pretended not to hear Dorrainge who said it was a mistake to pamper nettle stings , and they had n't the time to soothe people 's silly imagined injuries .
12 And we just had n't the time to do both .
13 Dunlop said : ‘ I agreed to alter the gear box for Darren so it would be more suitable for Donington but I was riding in every race after the 125 and I physically just had n't the time to attend to it immediately .
14 Well we thought about one but it but we let it grow again because we just had n't the time .
15 The members simply have not the time at their disposal to take on the continuous pressure needed to effectively construct a platform for alternative or opposing views .
16 They have not the time for speech training , and are perhaps afraid to embarrass you , and by criticising your speech to add to your shyness in discussion .
17 The police say they have n't the time or resources to worry about hashish .
18 We have n't the time to argue . ’
19 You have n't the time for lengthy character analysis or exquisite evocations of place .
20 He comes to the door just like that ; no servants , no security phone , and that by itself gives you the green light ; you have n't the time for any finessing so you just kick him in the balls and follow him inside as he collapses , foetal on the floor .
21 ‘ I really have n't the time . ’
22 I have n't the time to go traipsing around art galleries .
23 just have n't the time to do it .
24 ‘ I have n't the time for romance , ’ he said shortly .
25 ‘ Sorry , ’ she said , ‘ but I have n't the time . ’
26 ‘ I have n't the time . ’
27 Unfortunately you have n't the time , money or resources to do all the things you want to .
28 They have n't the time or the engergy left to provide a sporting outlet for them .
29 But do n't despair if you have n't the time to volunteer because some of the most important ways to be more ‘ Green ’ are concerned with your attitude to what you buy at home , in the office , for the kids , for friends , to eat etc …
30 Do n't get so bogged down in the trivia of life you have n't the time or inclination to branch out and see what 's on offer .
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