Example sentences of "[conj] do n't [vb infin] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you do n't want or do n't have time to haggle , ’ says Mr Latif , ‘ you should make sure you buy your carpet , your jewellery , or your woodwork from a fixed-price store . |
| 2 | Time is a powerful negotiation tool , use it wisely , which means stay in control and do n't waste time . |
| 3 | Try to keep mealtimes positive and relaxed and do n't waste time and energy forcing your child to eat . |
| 4 | Firstly because editors and journalists and so forth get an awful lot of them , and do n't have time to pore over them , and secondly because they pick them up , they sort of come in , they look at it and say , ‘ I ca n't see how I can use this . ’ |
| 5 | Women tend to be the carers in a family and do n't take time to look after themselves properly , but who will look after them ? ’ |
| 6 | Just before Christmas I had to go to Windsor , and did n't have time to get to the surgery to fill up . |
| 7 | She had to learn how to gut and salt fish , pour a pint of ale , stack wheat and gather shellfish from the rocks and snails from the hedgerows , and did n't have time to bother with figures or letters . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've just taken an aerobics class and did n't have time to change . ’ |
| 9 | Stand by your principles but do n't waste time on lost causes . |
| 10 | ‘ Five of the grandchildren went to Euro Disney on a school trip and loved it but did n't have time to really do it justice . |