Example sentences of "have [verb] time [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , although agencies take a lot of the work out of finding an employee , and can be particularly useful if interviewer(s) are part of a voluntary committee which has limited time to devote to the task of appointing new staff , they have the disadvantage that you are limited in your choice by the number of people who have themselves registered with the agency . |
| 2 | When water has had time to fill tanks and flows continuously from HWT close tap |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't fear that , Miss Mackenzie ; I 'm convinced you 'll be back up that ladder before the ambulance has had time to drive away . ’ |
| 4 | If a negative thought is about to enter your mind try to become aware of it before it has had time to take root in your unconscious and put it aside , replacing it with a positive thought . |
| 5 | Alas , I can not say whether Mr Roirbak has had time to examine them yet . ’ |
| 6 | If a group arrives in the morning before the housekeeping department has had time to clean and service all the rooms , then the group must be made comfortable whilst waiting to gain access to their rooms . |
| 7 | As a matter of fact , although it is an extra extravagance from the point of view of fuel , the chicken will be very much nicer cooked the same day as it is to be eaten , before it has had time to harden up . |
| 8 | I say , wait until he has had time to return from Roxburgh — as surely he will . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's possible that he has taught the gardener 's cat , ’ replied Mr Appin thoughtfully , ‘ but I do n't believe he has had time to teach any other cats . ’ |
| 10 | Occasionally the stall is recognised by the pilot so that a preventative movement can be made before any serious wing-drop has had time to develop . |
| 11 | A single budded standard , or a double where one has failed , can look distinctly lop-sided for the first few years until it has had time to develop — this is the sort of stuff you have to watch out for in the cheap ‘ end of season nursery clearance sales ’ and street markets . |
| 12 | Since , ultimately , the law has to be stated authoritatively , there is a case for passing a statute , once experience of the working of the Code has had time to show up any problems there may be . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , above the placard speed a severe gust can raise the loads on the wings and cause damage before the weak link has had time to break and relieve the situation . |
| 14 | ‘ But right now , if you do n't mind , Giles , I think Cavell should meet Penny Seu Chen so that they can sort out Maria 's schedule for the next few days , as I doubt if Maria has had time to familiarise herself with it yet . |
| 15 | When the glue has had time to dry take a small inked roller and roll across the items . |
| 16 | A time switch disconnects the heating coil after it has had time to warm the lock . |
| 17 | The author has had time to consider and reflect , so that descriptions , interpretations and evaluations will have been carefully formulated . |
| 18 | Deputy Head ( Curriculum ) : ‘ We 'll discuss this again after the department has had time to consider it . ’ |
| 19 | Do n't rush in with the word before he/she has had time to think , but do n't leave him/her struggling . |
| 20 | Thirty is when you decide it 's not on that your hubby has got time to watch the football — or the polo — and have a drink with the lads while you run from children to job to domestic chores like some demented nursemaid on speed . |
| 21 | No he , he must continue doing what he has got time to do . |
| 22 | Management as local activity has taken time to distance itself from the field of administration which belonged , as recently as the 1980s , to varying tiers of government rather than to institutions . |
| 23 | Royle added : ‘ Olney has taken time to settle in but he is full of running and he is now doing okay . |
| 24 | Amis has taken time to rehearse the arguments about politics hijacking literature , and in the end the novel may even surprise some readers with its air of amused tolerince : ‘ Even bad poetry had to exist , if only to heighten good poetry by contrast , to make the good poets shine out as even bette . ’ |
| 25 | I did n't think you 'd had time to take Tracy … you came back so soon — ’ |
| 26 | Surely he 'd had time to see the latter clearly ? |
| 27 | Afterwards , when he drew her close , she went to sleep almost before she 'd had time to savour the pleasure of lying in his arms . |
| 28 | She took a sip of wine before she 'd had time to wonder whether that might be wise . |
| 29 | The words were impulsive , out before she 'd had time to vet them . |
| 30 | If I 'd had time to think I do n't know how I would have felt . |