Example sentences of "[be] no time [verb] " in BNC.

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1 There had been no time to set about her hair , or her blue-white face , only enough time to make a delicious picnic and pack its basket into the boot of the car .
2 That there had been no time to prepare for a gradual hand-over of power , to make plans for social , political , economic and military integration , only made things worse .
3 In the rush of their departure , there had been no time to buy her a new one .
4 There had been no time to attempt to flee , or even to struggle ; hundreds simply died in their tracks .
5 But tonight there had been no time to get the cheese or sardines or cold ham that made his evening meal ; Sean never liked to cook in his bedsit above the premises of Hogan 's lest the smell of food linger and be deemed offensive .
6 There are no time limits so study can be matched to the available time you have .
7 You 're going to be working hard , and so am I. There 'll be no time to wear anything like that ; anyway , I do n't like them ! ’
8 There are far too many pressures on your time : there will be no time left for " writing up later " .
9 These things , there would simply be no time left for
10 If you do not know the pitch/attitude/power requirements there will be no time to experiment , especially in turbulence , and this will probably result in failure to make visual contact with the airfield .
11 There would be no time to worry about Tony , or anything — or anyone — else .
12 If the situation requires quick action , there being no time to seek higher authority , the receptionist at an inn may detain the guest 's luggage ( not the guest himself or his vehicle ) and exercise the innkeeper 's lien over the guest 's property until the bill is paid in full .
13 This is no time to hesitate , though , for however dazed , withdrawn , emotional , restless , irritable or distant she may seem , she is as urgently in need of help as someone who has just been badly injured in a road accident .
14 There is no time to say what should be said .
15 This is no time to go into further consideration of how Spinoza 's view of the world may relate to the Aristotelian .
16 The darkest hour may be just before the dawn but it is no time to go to sleep on the job .
17 Chamber chief John Douglas urged the Government to accelerate public sector infrastructure projects , saying : ‘ There is no time to waste . ’
18 The general view amongst campaigners is that there is no time to waste in organising to defeat the White Paper .
19 This is no time to desert for some illusory future .
20 But action is when there is no time to reflect .
21 This is no time to ask for a pay rise
22 This is no time to ask for a pay rise
23 ‘ Deo , Caroline … forgive me , cara , but now is no time to ask me to stop … ’
24 " This is no time to sleep .
25 Come on Graham , this is no time to ditch our best hope
26 ‘ This is no time to let a foreign correspondent into here . ’
27 Given the severity of the Waldsterben syndrome there is no time to lose in grappling with its causes and formulating effective control strategies ’ .
28 We also feel that in areas like the environment there is no time to lose .
29 In the meantime , the country is definitely changing : there is no time to lose and the stage is set .
30 There is no time to lose
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