Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | We can not pinpoint the exact time that property passes without first classifying the contract . |
| 3 | Leather corals , unlike some coelenterates , do not spend the entire time fully expanded . |
| 4 | Do not spend the whole time talking about yourself , your job and your life . |
| 5 | On Saturday , the device did not work the second time . |
| 6 | ‘ I can not remember the last time I had a proper meal without having a nice drop of wine to go with it . |
| 7 | But I really can not remember the last time I went out and bought something new from a retailer — other than test kits and silicon sealant . |
| 8 | Certainly in this study it was clear that there were farmers who did not have the necessary time to do the job fully . |
| 9 | The warden pointed out that time was not of the essence as it has taken since 1977 to strengthen the bell tower and rehang the bells , all carried out by villagers , needless to say I did not visualise the same time cycle for my part of the job . |
| 10 | Sponsorship for WISE vehicles does not permit the full time staffing of vehicles whilst they are on school visits . |
| 11 | I was suffering from a cold , the first for years — in fact I can not recall the last time I had a cold — and because the weather was nice the village was extremely busy with tourists and lots of traffic and people knocking on my door . |
| 12 | In general , do not exceed the total time of the still air pattern by more than 1 minute . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 ) . |
| 15 | I do all the things I did n't do the first time . |
| 16 | If the ruse did n't work the first time , it invariably did on the second occasion . |
| 17 | Well the reality is of course that Clare has already told us that internment did n't work the last time , it was badly done the last time . |
| 18 | I do n't know how much of it I remembered , cos I 've seen it so often now , mm , ca n't remember the first time I saw it Did n't know . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ From having literally dozens of fractures she progressed so much I ca n't remember the last time she had one . ’ |
| 21 | I ca n't remember the last time I enjoyed myself as much . |
| 22 | I could n't remember the last time he 'd shown me so much affection . |
| 23 | ‘ I ca n't remember the last time I had a holiday although I go abroad to work . |
| 24 | Transfer-listed Davenport could n't remember the last time he 'd played alongside deadly Don in the league . |
| 25 | In fact I ca n't remember the last time . |
| 26 | It tasted dry , like pasteboard , but it was food and I could n't remember the last time I had eaten . |
| 27 | Blake could n't remember the last time he had sat down . |
| 28 | She could n't remember the last time that she 'd invited a man into her home , and now it made her feel uneasy to watch Luke Calder inspecting all these snippets of her life . |
| 29 | ‘ I ca n't remember the last time I jumped that sort of height but today 's performance does n't concern me . |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't remember the last time I enjoyed racing like that , ’ a jubilant Mansell told reporters . |