Example sentences of "[be] [not/n't] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not the time to be thinking about what the chief instructor is going to think or say . |
| 2 | The whole unit had to be dismantled to allow a new base to be fitted — a costly and time-consuming disaster , which taught me that 11pm on Saturday , at the end of a tiring day , is not the time to be doing d-i-y ! |
| 3 | This is not the time to talk of the end of history — more a time for some good history lessons . |
| 4 | He added : ‘ Politically it is not the time to talk about re-unification . |
| 5 | This is not the time to escape reality . ’ |
| 6 | This is not the time to think of demanding your money back . |
| 7 | We could paraphrase it to read : ‘ Mother , ca n't you see that this is not the time for my mission and nature to be revealed ? ’ |
| 8 | This is not the time for hasty decisions , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Now is not the time to rip down the wallpaper or tear down walls . ’ |
| 10 | SIR — I agree with Louise Denny ( letter , April 6 ) that this is not the time for composers and other music copyright holders to be spineless . |
| 11 | However , ’ — he raised a finger — ‘ this is not the time to enter into such debates . |
| 12 | As any cobbler worth his salt will tell you , this is not the time to toss those tired but precious shoes into the nearest bin , it 's resole time . |
| 13 | Now is not the time to arrive at the friary . |
| 14 | In its view , there is not the time , the manpower or even the need to spy in the conventional sense . |
| 15 | The end of the property boom is another salient factor : with developers in trouble , this is not the time to present Docklands as a paradise for ‘ yuppies ’ , especially since so many of them are also now criticising the environment of Docklands . |
| 16 | So , even amid the fading glow of the MCG 's floodlights , and the successful reintroduction of South Africa , it is not the time to sit still and just ponder the future . |
| 17 | He paused and said , ‘ This is not the time to discuss it , but if you will use me , I can help you . |
| 18 | Now is not the time to start baking cakes for your freezer ! |
| 19 | Here and now is not the time . |
| 20 | If you wish to encourage mistletoe to grow upon an old apple tree , you should not use seeds which are left after being hung inside the house over Christmas — these will have dried out and besides , winter is not the time to plant them . |
| 21 | No matter how emotive the subject , now is not the time to make donations . |
| 22 | ‘ It is not the time for vaulting that five-bar gate , ’ he says . |
| 23 | Editor , — With regard to academic medicine , surely it is not the time spent in research that is important but that the desired aim of awakening in the young doctor an appreciation of what science has to offer is achieved . |
| 24 | Now is not the time for a fixed-rate mortgage |
| 25 | Among the fallacies of delay , Bentham listed the Procrastinator 's Argument , or ‘ Wait a Little , This is Not The Time ’ : |
| 26 | I have tried to sell the shares on several occasions through Harvard , having been told " now is not the time to sell , " and " best I can do is 5p ! " |
| 27 | Physical or emotional pain , illness , and some drugs also tell us that now is not the time to eat . |
| 28 | Three minutes before kick-off is not the time to stage a dressing room revolt . |
| 29 | But this is not the time to talk about that . |
| 30 | ‘ Oliver , ’ she said , ‘ this is not the time to escape . |