Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not expect a comfortable time . |
| 2 | Answer your first-choice question and , if you finish or run out of anything else to write before the allocated time , do not give the extra time to the second question but keep it in reserve for the end of the examination . |
| 3 | Since her father had not stipulated the exact time when they were to ride , Artemis was dressed and in the stables at first light lest she miss her treat by being late . |
| 4 | But they have not had an easy time of it , as much of the garden was originally covered by a concrete driveway , and the soil , though fertile had a layer of ironstone at about the depth you need to plan shrubs . |
| 5 | The 32-year-old French film director has just flown into London from LA , and has not had an easy time of it . |
| 6 | We can not pinpoint the exact time that property passes without first classifying the contract . |
| 7 | Leather corals , unlike some coelenterates , do not spend the entire time fully expanded . |
| 8 | Do not spend the whole time talking about yourself , your job and your life . |
| 9 | For safety 's sake , some events may not use an optimum time — so check this with the organisers . |
| 10 | I can not remember a previous time when we have bought back a former council house . |
| 11 | WHEELCHAIR passengers do not have an easy time when they travel by rail . |
| 12 | You 'll not have an easy time with her , Marilla . ’ |
| 13 | Invergordon did not have an easy time of it in 1992 , a fact reflected both by turnover , down 8 per cent at £85 million , and operating profits , down 3.8 per cent at £35.3 million . |
| 14 | Certainly in this study it was clear that there were farmers who did not have the necessary time to do the job fully . |
| 15 | ‘ If someone looks like they 're not having a good time , or they look like they 're acting , the tape is rejected . |
| 16 | ‘ If someone looks like they 're not having a good time , or they 're looking at their watch , or they look like they 're acting , then the tape is rejected . ’ |
| 17 | Well actually it jus , he 's not having a bad time . |
| 18 | Apart from this defeat in Africa , Hitler 's Germany was not having a happy time . |
| 19 | That will leave management free to concentrate on the existing businesses which are not having an easy time of it . |
| 20 | Sponsorship for WISE vehicles does not permit the full time staffing of vehicles whilst they are on school visits . |
| 21 | As befits an MBA graduate of Henley management school , Fothergill does not disguise the tough times ahead . |
| 22 | He paused to let the effect sink in and to allow the participants to notice that the machine was not showing the correct time . |
| 23 | She could not recall a specific time when it had been moved . |
| 24 | In general , do not exceed the total time of the still air pattern by more than 1 minute . |
| 25 | As some debates may not last the full time allotted to them , it is the responsibility of hon. Members to keep in touch with developments if they are not to miss their turn . |
| 26 | When neighbours who entertained him in Knightsbridge spent a rare weekend at Hatherley they were surprised at the switch from newspaper owner to farmer , a switch so thorough that the paper was not mentioned the whole time they were there . |
| 27 | Let us instead sing the praises of those who get us to smile — the Hundred Funniest ( say we ) People in Britain : those indomitable men and women who help us to cackle through our tears , and who , while they do n't make the bad times any better , certainly make them hurt less . |
| 28 | I do n't think No accepted time I do n't think so . |
| 29 | B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) . |
| 30 | Erm when we were telephoned at home and called out to report to Police Station erm I ca n't remember the exact time that we got to Police Station and it would have been er somewhere in the region of four o'clock in the morning . |