Example sentences of "not [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever may be the attitude of any individual teacher , if s/he does not receive adequate support from the school in implementing change , s/he is likely to give up , or decide that the innovation is not worth the extra time and energy required . |
| 2 | He shrugged his shoulders , ‘ At times I like to speak English , but not for a long time . |
| 3 | ‘ Before , but not for a long time now , ’ Maggie admitted reluctantly and Rose did not want to learn any more . |
| 4 | Once workers have installed Britain 's new cable , no one expects that the country will want to replace it — at least not for a long time . |
| 5 | Not for a long time had Vi felt so uncomfortable . |
| 6 | It is a combination that I have used in the past but not for a long time , although blue and white stripes in fabrics are a perennial favourite of mine . |
| 7 | No , I wo n't return , not for a long time , it 's too painful and upsetting . |
| 8 | Not for a long time . |
| 9 | But this is the room eventually we 're going to use I mean not for a long time yet , as a working medieval kitchen . |
| 10 | But er not not for a long time . |
| 11 | Been to it before but not for a long time . |
| 12 | Not for a long time now . |
| 13 | However , the North and South poles correspond to the beginning and end of the history of the universe in imaginary time , not in the real time that we experience . |
| 14 | It was not until a long time afterwards that Catriona thought she understood the reason Sarah seemed young , which was simple : she looked directly at everyone and let them look back at her . |
| 15 | She 'd pictured giving herself to a man , but not until the right time and the right one came along . |
| 16 | ‘ ( 1 ) When the seller is ready and willing to deliver the goods , and requests the buyer to take delivery , and the buyer does not within a reasonable time after such request take delivery of the goods , he is liable to the seller for any loss occasioned by his neglect or refusal to take delivery , and also for a reasonable charge for the care and custody of the goods . |
| 17 | ‘ ( 3 ) Where the goods are of a perishable nature , or where the unpaid seller gives notice to the buyer of his intention to resell , and the buyer does not within a reasonable time pay or tender the price , the unpaid seller may re-sell the goods and recover from the original buyer damages for any loss occasioned by his breach of contract . |
| 18 | He 's still my coach now , obviously not on a full time basis because my home 's in Michigan . ’ |
| 19 | This does erupt , but not to a defined time schedule . |
| 20 | I know they must deliver to shops but why not at a specified time , say 8-9am , then the shops can open and people can shop without worry . |
| 21 | The drama course for professional performers which does not at the present time qualify for a mandatory award , is fully accredited by the National Council of Drama Training as is the Acting Option of the Graduate Diploma course . |
| 22 | It is quite possible , he wrote , that it will lead nowhere , even when one has begun at the right time in the right spirit , or at least not at the wrong time , in the wrong spirit , with the wrong plans and having made the wrong preparations , with the wrong tools and the wrong principles , on the wrong surface and with the wrong conception . |