Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] no time " in BNC.
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| 1 | either the fish is completely exhausted or given no time to gather its power , for I direct it straight to my landing net and it slips inside quite easily . |
| 2 | Some obvious and important matters were left to one side for years because I could n't see a way forward , or had no time to do the experiments — or could n't find the funds to buy the equipment or chemicals needed . |
| 3 | ‘ I thought he 'd be man enough to — ’ but Leith had other things on her mind and wasted no time cutting in and going into orbit . |
| 4 | At Ramsay 's shouted message , the Scots chivalry formed up from column into as wide a line abreast as the terrain would allow , and wasting no time , advanced at the trot . |
| 5 | Most of the architectural establishment were outraged , and lost no time in condemning the Prince . |
| 6 | She did n't know , and lost no time dwelling on it . |
| 7 | You just behaved as you , in fact , naturally were and had no time for the black arts of propaganda . |
| 8 | He was a good judge of character , hated hypocrisy , and had no time for conceit . |
| 9 | That is , she was pragmatic by sex and had no time to waste on cerebral subtleties . |
| 10 | To spend her days reading and writing and finding out more and talking to people , and to spend no time at all trying to outwit awful people like Mother Clare . |
| 11 | Made from hardwood and softwood they cost about £1.25 each to make , and take no time to construct . |
| 12 | They may have to act on the spur of the moment and have no time to reflect and be bound , therefore , to arrest to prevent escape ; but where there is no danger of the person who has ex hypothesi aroused their suspicion that he probably is an ‘ offender ’ attempting to escape , they should make all presently practicable enquiries from persons present or immediately accessible who are likely to be able to answer their enquiries forthwith . |
| 13 | Front-line supervisors make short-term day-to-day decisions and have no time for longer-term plans and decisions . |
| 14 | ‘ They both love sport and have no time for show business — except sometimes they like to come and hear me sing . |
| 15 | ‘ I have to hand it to you , ’ he said grimly , ‘ you lose one lover and waste no time in replacing him . |
| 16 | He was a picture of grace , but wasted no time in rehabilitating now with a chanceless 126 in the next match in Kandy against an Up-Country XI . |
| 17 | I bought the prescribed or recommended books but had no time to read them . |
| 18 | ‘ Thanks , ’ she muttered , but had no time at all in which to decide if she should nip to the cloakroom and get to work with her comb , for Jimmy 's next remarks were to have her reeling — and furious . |
| 19 | Having said that , if you do have top-quality black and white photographs , then include one with the press releases to the national newspapers ; they may want to carry the story but have no time to find a photograph themselves . |