Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [vb infin] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's very obvious that the two of you did not pass the time playing tic tac toe . ’ |
| 2 | The presence of 200 nmol/l staurosporine did not alter the time course of the desensitisation that was seen when HGT-1 cells were exposed to histamine at 37°C ( data not shown . |
| 3 | The pack-flat furniture had been invented recognising that younger people had become more mobile and often did not have the time to wait around at home for furniture deliveries . |
| 4 | Although in the oases they made gardens , perhaps even carried on other spare-time occupations , they were forbidden to trade and did not have the time to be truck drivers . |
| 5 | Mr Fractor turned red but did not have the time to answer because the basket was back beside them . |
| 6 | Apart from letting them share the brand name and an instant distribution deal , The Wedding Present did not have the time to take on any record company functions for the bands . |
| 7 | We did not have the time to visit the swimming-pool three times a week , and we were not interested in pumping iron or trundling around on an exercise bike every morning . |
| 8 | A problem was that they did not have the time to do this ; cells were being charged up and time was running out , every spare moment being needed for preparing and measuring active cells . |
| 9 | I did not have the time for this myself , but clearly , a solution is to lie in wait for this photograph on one of those days when the time of performance does not coincide with the time of sunset ! |
| 10 | Six attended on 26th October : another resigned by letter ( he " did not have the time to attend meetings " ! ) |
| 11 | He said he did not have the time . |
| 12 | I did not have the time for this myself , but clearly , a solution is to lie in wait for this photograph on one of those days when the time of performance does not coincide with the time of sunset ! |
| 13 | Do not underestimate the time required to prepare a cocktail party — a four-course dinner often takes less time ! |
| 14 | The Histories of Cumberland , by Dr. Burn , and Mr. Hutchinson , do not mention the time when Lord 's Island , as a seat , was abandoned by the Radcliffe family . |
| 15 | Do not send the time advised of the illness code sensitive illnesses appropriately ) |
| 16 | It is true that William Cobbett , born in 1766 , was to write , " I do not remember the time when I did not earn my living " , but he was the son of a moderately successful small farmer in a district where hop growing enabled a decent living from small acreages for a family with three sons to help work it . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , we do not know the time of year when Lady Godiva is supposed to have ridden out . |
| 18 | ‘ I do not resent the time , but I do resent the fact we have not secured anything . |
| 19 | I say to their parents , why bother having children if you do not take the time of effort to care for them ? |
| 20 | You simply do not have the time for the ‘ one — pause — two ’ sequences so beloved in basic training . |
| 21 | Once you have obtained some professional advice on weight training you can obtain small weights ( such as hand weights ) quite cheaply for use at home ( if you do not have the time or inclination to travel to a gym to exercise ) . |
| 22 | There would be dangers in making the enjoyment of the entitlements of citizenship conditional on the performance of the legal or moral duties of citizenship , especially the ‘ voluntary obligations ’ of service to the community , since these entitlements are , it is suggested , too important to be ‘ bought ’ by community service and forfeit for lack of the required track record of active citizenship ; also , it would be unduly intrusive to place these burdens on citizens who should be entitled to a private life , and many of whom — women with young children or dependent relatives to care for , for example — do not have the time or resources to do service to the wider community . |
| 23 | Some do , but often instructors in busy yards do not have the time to explain why . |
| 24 | Many people will say that they do not have the time to pause before acting , but this is a false economy ; if you do not pause then nature has ways of making you stop through illness . |
| 25 | If you would rather not grow your own , or you do not have the time to look after them , you could do worse than invest in artificial plants , which are quite stunningly realistic nowadays . |
| 26 | Express Services say that the device — a speaker which is sensitive to sound and movement — is ideal for those people who want the deterrent of a loud bark , but do not have the time or space for a real guard dog . |
| 27 | Third , in all the campaign reports , it is assumed that canvassers do not have the time to discuss politics or local or personal grievances with voters on the doorstep during an election campaign . |
| 28 | ‘ Increasingly , the fragile and vulnerable do not have the time , energy or resources diverted to them because they 're not available in schools . |
| 29 | They do not have the time . |
| 30 | Similarly , some organisations do not brief employees properly because they claim they do not have the time to do so . |