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 | On Saturday , the device did not work the second time . |
7 | ‘ I can not remember the last time I had a proper meal without having a nice drop of wine to go with it . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Certainly in this study it was clear that there were farmers who did not have the necessary time to do the job fully . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | Sponsorship for WISE vehicles does not permit the full time staffing of vehicles whilst they are on school visits . |
12 | He paused to let the effect sink in and to allow the participants to notice that the machine was not showing the correct time . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | In general , do not exceed the total time of the still air pattern by more than 1 minute . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | 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 . |