Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] [verb] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not underestimate the time required to prepare a cocktail party — a four-course dinner often takes less time ! |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Do not send the time advised of the illness code sensitive illnesses appropriately ) |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , we do not know the time of year when Lady Godiva is supposed to have ridden out . |
| 6 | ‘ I do not resent the time , but I do resent the fact we have not secured anything . |
| 7 | I say to their parents , why bother having children if you do not take the time of effort to care for them ? |
| 8 | You simply do not have the time for the ‘ one — pause — two ’ sequences so beloved in basic training . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Some do , but often instructors in busy yards do not have the time to explain why . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ Increasingly , the fragile and vulnerable do not have the time , energy or resources diverted to them because they 're not available in schools . |
| 17 | They do not have the time . |
| 18 | Similarly , some organisations do not brief employees properly because they claim they do not have the time to do so . |
| 19 | I do not have the time to comment on its use in any detail . |
| 20 | They do not have the time or energy to take on recruitment seriously . |
| 21 | They do not have the time or energy to take on recruitment seriously . |
| 22 | This failing , it is suggested , is often compounded by the use of obscure , abstract terminology which teachers simply do not have the time ( even if they have the inclination ) to penetrate . |
| 23 | I do not have the time to spare to meander through mountains . |
| 24 | And I do not have the time to leave my stall and chase after politicans . |
| 25 | GPs ' reports are rarely of much help , if only because they do not have the time or the experience to write useful reports and usually resent doing them . |
| 26 | Lord Mayor , I really do not have the time to speculate in detail why Councillor has made this mistake . |
| 27 | Perhaps it 's got to do with the fact that I have er four children , I really do not have the time to sit down and read papers in depth . |
| 28 | There are a large number of organisations where the converse is true : it is not possible to find much talent and they do not occupy the time and effort of executive searchers . |
| 29 | Once they 've completed their trip all they want to do is head off back home and they simply do n't devote the time , energy and money on clearing up . |
| 30 | In Britain I do n't think the time is right for it . |