Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [verb] the time " in BNC.

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1 Babur rings Keith and tells Keith he is the only one who has not arranged the time off yet .
2 Dave is a dog lover but because of his army routine and duties , he has not had the time or lifestyle to be able to keep a dog .
3 Another , closely related , hypothesis is that at the end of each day we have in our unconscious a sort of ragbag of bits and pieces of experience which our conscious mind has not had the time , opportunity or inclination to process ; once again , the function of the dream is to deal with this material .
4 He says he has n't got the time to spend — they 'll need evenings and evenings , far more than once a week .
5 Charlton 's has n't got the time or inclination to wonder what Billy Bingham is thinking about in the run-up to Wednesday 's big game .
6 you know , so I 'm , I mean I , I , you know , I know that , and I know he has n't got the time so
7 Well that 's it , it 's like my husband I mean he 's working , he has n't got the time and I
8 It 's very obvious that the two of you did not pass the time playing tic tac toe . ’
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 Mr Fractor turned red but did not have the time to answer because the basket was back beside them .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 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 !
17 Six attended on 26th October : another resigned by letter ( he " did not have the time to attend meetings " ! )
18 He said he did not have the time .
19 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 !
20 Do not underestimate the time required to prepare a cocktail party — a four-course dinner often takes less time !
21 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 .
22 Do not send the time advised of the illness code sensitive illnesses appropriately )
23 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 .
24 Unfortunately , we do not know the time of year when Lady Godiva is supposed to have ridden out .
25 ‘ I do not resent the time , but I do resent the fact we have not secured anything .
26 I say to their parents , why bother having children if you do not take the time of effort to care for them ?
27 You simply do not have the time for the ‘ one — pause — two ’ sequences so beloved in basic training .
28 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 ) .
29 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 .
30 Some do , but often instructors in busy yards do not have the time to explain why .
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