Example sentences of "not the time for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We could paraphrase it to read : ‘ Mother , ca n't you see that this is not the time for my mission and nature to be revealed ? ’ |
| 2 | With a television series there 's just not the time for that , and it can often become very much of a routine . |
| 3 | This is not the time for hasty decisions , ’ he said . |
| 4 | SIR — I agree with Louise Denny ( letter , April 6 ) that this is not the time for composers and other music copyright holders to be spineless . |
| 5 | But it was not the time for lingering or relaxation . |
| 6 | ‘ It is not the time for vaulting that five-bar gate , ’ he says . |
| 7 | The great day of a NatWest Trophy final is certainly not the time for that . |
| 8 | Now was not the time for reminiscing . |
| 9 | Now is not the time for a fixed-rate mortgage |
| 10 | Unfortunately this was not the time for it . |
| 11 | They have not the time for speech training , and are perhaps afraid to embarrass you , and by criticising your speech to add to your shyness in discussion . |
| 12 | Now was not the time for emotion , but for logic . |
| 13 | This is obviously not the time for celebratory gestures . |
| 14 | Now is not the time for a faint heart ! ’ |
| 15 | In a televised speech on May 1 , Zia appealed for national unity , saying that " there may be differences of opinion in a democracy … [ but ] this is not the time for differences " . |
| 16 | This was not the time for prayer . |
| 17 | ‘ For God 's sake , Laura — this is not the time for conversation ! ’ |
| 18 | Tory smallholdings spokesman Coun Michael Hedley said : ‘ We agree the county council should keep the future of the estate under consideration but now is not the time for change . ’ |
| 19 | But it was n't the time for secrets , or the place . |
| 20 | It was n't the time for normal feelings , such as embarrassment . |
| 21 | You have n't the time for lengthy character analysis or exquisite evocations of place . |
| 22 | He comes to the door just like that ; no servants , no security phone , and that by itself gives you the green light ; you have n't the time for any finessing so you just kick him in the balls and follow him inside as he collapses , foetal on the floor . |
| 23 | Dana nodded sulkily and Claudia could have slapped her ; this was n't the time for Dana to hold centre stage . |
| 24 | After all , these guys are no part of my battle , most of them do n't know me , and they 've turned out in numbers only because Rufus said they had to defend their territory — but I decide this ai n't the time for that , and it would make more sense to invite these gift-horses in for coffee and what 's left of the whisky . |
| 25 | ‘ I have n't the time for romance , ’ he said shortly . |
| 26 | ‘ Darling Ruth , if you do n't know how I feel about you now , you never will , but now is n't the time for us to make rash statements as we did in Seville . |