Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [verb] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Banks , Harris and Sinclair were probably elected because of their trade-union connections , but precisely because of these existing responsibilities , the first two could not devote much time and effort to what appeared to be a marginal group making little impact . |
| 2 | His reception by the sisters was heart-warming , and there was regret all round that he could not stay any time , that haste was vital . |
| 3 | He could not take more time off . |
| 4 | It is all very well for companies like Rentokil , or Guinness , which said it could not act this time round but was considering similar action at a later date , to compensate their shareholders . |
| 5 | There may be cases where all the fault lies on the side of the head , and indeed in the earliest days of financial delegation many governors were said to have resigned because they could not find enough time to master the intricate responsibilities of new government and because a path through those intricacies had not been mapped by the head . |
| 6 | As far as farmers are concerned time was a very valuable commodity and many of them , particularly in the winter period , could not afford much time away . |
| 7 | Very few athletes enter sport without the assistance and encouragement of a teacher who might innocently create serious tensions , as with Jackie Jackson , whose PE teacher strengthened her commitment to athletics , a commitment which proved destructive to her educational aims , as she pointed out : ‘ I was spending so much time in athletics that I could n't give enough time to my ‘ A ’ levels . ’ |
| 8 | I could n't spare any time at all . |