Example sentences of "[conj] [not/n't] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They complained so much that not enough time had been allowed them for their discussions that we had them back a second week . |
| 2 | In July an Indian government report on the February crash of an Indian Airlines Airbus A320 in Bangalore in February 1990 [ see p. 37268 ] found that not enough time had been allowed to enable personal to adapt to changes in aircraft , equipment , maintenance , ground facilities and the training of engineers and pilots . |
| 3 | ‘ Only the shepherd and not this time of the year . ’ |
| 4 | Bands spend too much time chasing A&R personnel and other industry figures , and not enough time chasing punters , developing a following and creating a ‘ buzz ’ . |
| 5 | Barnes , who had no staff with him and not enough time , demurred . |
| 6 | There were too many things to do and not enough time . |
| 7 | Geoff Barnes of Casson Beckman believes that there would be fewer problems about audit fees if the audit was regarded as a more useful exercise both by members of the public and by business : ‘ As a profession we spend far too much time looking back and not enough time looking forward . ’ |
| 8 | As an avid reader of Hot Press and several other music mags , I recently decided that I was spending too much time reading about music and not enough time listening to the stuff . |
| 9 | ‘ Too much to see and not enough time . ’ |
| 10 | Such disruption led , by December , to the men of the Independent Companies spending as much if not more time securing their lines of supply , administering the areas of their platoon bases , and fighting hostile natives than were spent watching the Japanese . |
| 11 | The game could really have been over by about 60 mins , if not half time . |
| 12 | Usually when I 'm in a crowded place like this , I feel very lonely , but not this time . |
| 13 | But not this time . |
| 14 | ‘ Next time , possibly , when they 've got rid of Mr Kinnock , but not this time . ’ |
| 15 | But not this time . |
| 16 | But not this time . |
| 17 | But not this time . |
| 18 | ‘ No , Sir John , I crave your pardon but not this time . |
| 19 | But not this time . |
| 20 | You may well have more , but not less time than this to correct and co-ordinate your results . |