Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | The new Act will not lay down time specifications , but there is little doubt that the national testing procedures will act as a heavy constraint on time allocations made in schools , potentially to the detriment of optional/additional subjects as well as on foundation subjects which will not be the subject of national testing — the arts , religious education and physical education . |
| 32 | Mr Young does not have much time for fancy patterns with three dimensional ‘ fiddly ’ bits . |
| 33 | Mrs Thatcher did not have much time for the body and abolished it after the election victory in 1983 — an example perhaps of her dislike for so-called ‘ professional ’ advice that purports to be above party politics . |
| 34 | I am not quite sure who it was I sat next to because I am such a slow eater that I did not have much time for conversation . |
| 35 | But she did n't have to ask : Comrade Andrew did not have much time for Jasper . |
| 36 | She did not have much time and believed it would have saved his job . |
| 37 | We did not have much time to smarten up the old girl and it took much hard work to soften the ravages of time . |
| 38 | The new Prime Minister Mrs Tansu Ciller is a self confessed disciple of Margaret Thatcher , and as such may not have much time for a liberalisation of sexual attitudes . |
| 39 | This time no expression came over their faces and he knew they did not have much time to live . |
| 40 | If the Policyholder was unaware of the faulty roof or did not have reasonable time in which to carry out repairs , then it is in order to deal with the claim for the damage to the internal decorations and/or contents but not the repairs to the roof , which the Policyholder should have carried out as soon as possible . |
| 41 | So if you went much too fast on the steeplechase , you do not have extra time on phase C. Therefore , it is important to get the timing right . |
| 42 | Fate , it seemed , was determined that Nell and he would not have more time . |
| 43 | Old Mother Jacobsen knew that she did not have unlimited time to tell the story of Marie Grubbe to Elisabeth Danziger ; Elisabeth would stay for an hour and then be on her way . |
| 44 | If the timing is right this will mean that any coordination through ‘ background effects ’ will not have sufficient time to become established even by signals travelling at the speed of light . |
| 45 | It is envisaged that , if the Friends are willing to help in this way , properly trained volunteers , who would have to be members of the Friends organisation and who would have their approval , could help with special events and special projects , where existing staff do not have sufficient time to carry out the work . |
| 46 | Its leaders called for a postponement of the multiparty elections scheduled for Feb. 10 , 1991 , on the grounds that they would not have sufficient time to organize a campaign , but this demand was immediately rejected by the government . |
| 47 | Thus although it may be the case that communicative demands result in error because the learner does not have enough time to access second language systemic knowledge , equally they may do so because such demands quite naturally lead learners to call upon whatever resources they have at their disposal , some of which will be drawn from their own language . |
| 48 | The child may not have enough time to finish one before the next is shovelled in and so gag . |
| 49 | you just do not have enough time , |
| 50 | Teachers do not have enough time to do the job that they feel they ought to do and want to do . |
| 51 | As we noted before , one of the prime concerns of teachers is that they do not have enough time to carry out the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities of their jobs to their own satisfaction , let alone to invest in enhancing their own skills , or reflecting on their roles and priorities , to anything like the extent which they would like . |
| 52 | Soon , however , she did not have enough time to do this although someone had to relieve the poor beast , and the fresh creamy milk often sat in a gleaming churn in the corner of the kitchen untouched until it went rancid and had to be thrown away . |
| 53 | Eventually a point is reached where the signals , even travelling at the speed of light , will not have enough time to reach their destinations if the clock speed is further increased . |
| 54 | It is important , because , as the hon. Member said , there have been earlier opportunities for such legislation — the Government could have chosen to include a measure in their order of business , and a private Member once introduced a Bill , but unfortunately did not have enough time to secure its progress . |
| 55 | I am delighted that I have been able to hit on that point , because the flexibility means that the Opposition can not claim that they will not have enough time to debate those clauses . |
| 56 | Well , we may not have enough time for that , so erm , let's imagine that you 're a sales director , and , now this is more difficult . |
| 57 | These are such things as jealousy ( like my experiences of it ) and also if you are friendly with a popular person , they may not have enough time to get to know you as they are too absorbed in other friends . |
| 58 | The calculations are , as you will see from the examples in this guide , simple to make and should not take much time . |
| 59 | This does not take much time and it will be something that you will continue after this preparation phase is over . |
| 60 | I would not be so ungallant as to doubt the word of the hon. Member for West Bromwich , East today , but given the pressure that Labour Members placed on that Bill , a serious question mark would hang over any Labour Secretary of State who did not give way to pressure regarding the timetabling of a public inquiry procedure and who did not take some time to allow the result to be published or deliberated on . |