Example sentences of "not [verb] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | We can not pinpoint the exact time that property passes without first classifying the contract . |
| 4 | Leather corals , unlike some coelenterates , do not spend the entire time fully expanded . |
| 5 | Do not spend the whole time talking about yourself , your job and your life . |
| 6 | Certainly in this study it was clear that there were farmers who did not have the necessary time to do the job fully . |
| 7 | Sponsorship for WISE vehicles does not permit the full time staffing of vehicles whilst they are on school visits . |
| 8 | He paused to let the effect sink in and to allow the participants to notice that the machine was not showing the correct time . |
| 9 | In general , do not exceed the total time of the still air pattern by more than 1 minute . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 ) . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | And the ones who have n't had the bad time might well be suffering because they 're not being allowed the benefits of hormone replacement therapy . |
| 15 | There are so many versions of it already , and now does n't seem the right time to do it — I think I would rather wait until I was more established , and have something different to say about it . ’ |