Example sentences of "do not have [art] time " in BNC.

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1 The pack-flat furniture had been invented recognising that younger people had become more mobile and often did not have the time to wait around at home for furniture deliveries .
2 Although in the oases they made gardens , perhaps even carried on other spare-time occupations , they were forbidden to trade and did not have the time to be truck drivers .
3 Mr Fractor turned red but did not have the time to answer because the basket was back beside them .
4 Apart from letting them share the brand name and an instant distribution deal , The Wedding Present did not have the time to take on any record company functions for the bands .
5 We did not have the time to visit the swimming-pool three times a week , and we were not interested in pumping iron or trundling around on an exercise bike every morning .
6 A problem was that they did not have the time to do this ; cells were being charged up and time was running out , every spare moment being needed for preparing and measuring active cells .
7 I did not have the time for this myself , but clearly , a solution is to lie in wait for this photograph on one of those days when the time of performance does not coincide with the time of sunset !
8 Six attended on 26th October : another resigned by letter ( he " did not have the time to attend meetings " ! )
9 He said he did not have the time .
10 I did not have the time for this myself , but clearly , a solution is to lie in wait for this photograph on one of those days when the time of performance does not coincide with the time of sunset !
11 You simply do not have the time for the ‘ one — pause — two ’ sequences so beloved in basic training .
12 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 ) .
13 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 .
14 Some do , but often instructors in busy yards do not have the time to explain why .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 ‘ Increasingly , the fragile and vulnerable do not have the time , energy or resources diverted to them because they 're not available in schools .
20 They do not have the time .
21 Similarly , some organisations do not brief employees properly because they claim they do not have the time to do so .
22 I do not have the time to comment on its use in any detail .
23 They do not have the time or energy to take on recruitment seriously .
24 They do not have the time or energy to take on recruitment seriously .
25 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 .
26 I do not have the time to spare to meander through mountains .
27 And I do not have the time to leave my stall and chase after politicans .
28 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 .
29 Lord Mayor , I really do not have the time to speculate in detail why Councillor has made this mistake .
30 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 .
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