Example sentences of "[vb base] n't [vb infin] the time " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 In Britain I do n't think the time is right for it .
3 Cos they do n't want the time , they do n't want two hours dragging about on their legs .
4 He says that the children are responding to a need in themselves , and believes that many adults do n't make the time to slow down and think about what they really need .
5 If you do n't make the time for training due to the work , pressures or deadlines or backlogs , and if you 're not training others they make mistakes do n't they ?
6 But interestingly , a huge proportion , of the people , said , Do n't change the time of the services .
7 ‘ They do n't get the time to turn out a script of real quality .
8 The final word on Tony Iommi 's custom-built JD guitar has to come from John Diggins himself : ‘ Apart from the fact that Tony 's been threatening to take me out for a drink ever since I 've known him , things have changed a lot , and now we do n't get the time to get together any more .
9 That 's why I do n't need the time off . ’
10 ‘ I 'd love to but I 'm afraid I just do n't have the time .
11 The groundmass crystals form when the lava cools on reaching the surface , so the individual crystals are tiny , simply because they do n't have the time to grow any larger in the relatively short period that the flow takes to cool .
12 They do n't have the time or the resources , and that may be because they do n't have enough people at partner level to cope with the organisation that training involves . ’
13 Although most of us do n't have the time or the inclination to record what tickles a particular customer 's fancy when it comes to paying , it does nevertheless pay off to make that extra effort and note what it is that works — particularly with large customers .
14 If you do n't have the time or inclination , remember one thing : when you fall or are pushed onto your back , front or side , always keep your head raised as you hit the ground .
15 'I 'd tell you the whole bitter story , but you do n't have the time to listen and I do n't have the patience to explain .
16 Myth no. 2 : exercising takes too much time Do you have a hectic timetable and feel you just do n't have the time to exercise ?
17 I 'll have , have to do that later for you because you wo n't be doing it then , this lesson next year , and if your pots do n't go up in the kiln I will be glazing for you , so of course you see the colour and everything we do n't have the time to do that , it 's a shame , well actually they 'll look very smart just with the glaze on , but I 'll try and get that done for you , okay , can you put your hand up if there is
18 When I explain that I read books for a living , people launch into a frenzy of apologetic explanation : ‘ I do n't have the time ! ’ ;
19 I do n't have the time . ’
20 If you do n't have the time to create an individual look for your bed , opt for the simple solution — a new headboard .
21 I do n't have the Time Sprout .
22 ‘ I really do n't have the time , I 'm afraid .
23 But I really do n't have the time right now .
24 We could stand here all day swapping pleasantries , but I do n't have the time .
25 The problem facing surgeons is that they do n't have the time to devote to research .
26 ‘ I do n't have the time to do the job justice , ’ he added .
27 I am sad I do n't have the time to form a working relationship with him . ’
28 ‘ I do n't have the time now .
29 Changing working habits and increased competition for leisure time mean that many people feel they simply do n't have the time any more .
30 But I do n't know quite why it is — maybe that 's one area where I do find there 's a bit of segregation , or maybe it 's just that people do n't have the time available , but it 's a different sector of the community who are working with the basic things like helping the old and the infirm more , just being able to give cups of coffee to people , or chatting to them , or visiting them , or whatever .
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