Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] have [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 But she did n't have to ask : Comrade Andrew did not have much time for Jasper .
5 She did not have much time and believed it would have saved his job .
6 We did not have much time to smarten up the old girl and it took much hard work to soften the ravages of time .
7 This time no expression came over their faces and he knew they did not have much time to live .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 you just do not have enough time ,
13 Teachers do not have enough time to do the job that they feel they ought to do and want to do .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 But I did n't have much time for celebrating it in Scotland .
17 We did n't have much time for subtle distinctions down in East Oxford .
18 This was a Karen I had n't seen before , and one I did n't have much time for , to be frank .
19 The scar was quite big , so I was only able to start my running in June and I did n't have much time to prepare for Tokyo .
20 He did n't have much time for politicians as a breed .
21 Mark , 43 , did n't have much time for Jane , either .
22 I really did n't have much time for school .
23 She did n't have much time .
24 She did n't have much time for Grandad 's artistic flair .
25 He took them all off and that made Constanza laugh at once , but she did n't have much time for him , she was in love with someone else and he had enlisted .
26 He did n't have much time in his lodgings on the outskirts of the town , but when he was there he was able to lie down in his quiet , quiet room and totally relax .
27 Well I was at school when they was rebuilding , they were , we did n't have much time and
28 The problem was , he did n't have any time .
29 He could get it loose in time , but he did n't have any time .
30 ‘ He did n't have any time , ’ Jenna reminded him unhappily .
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