Example sentences of "have [verb] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | AT&T complains that US carriers wanting to enter the UK market not only have to invest substantial time and money in building their own networks , but also have no alternative but to negotiate with British Telecom for local access to customers . |
| 2 | ‘ After all , ’ he went on , turning the full force of his piercing gaze on her , ‘ you have to talk some time . ’ |
| 3 | We have made good time . |
| 4 | Such has been the pace of South Africa 's re-entry into the world arena that Rhodes and his team mates have had little time to be overawed by the situation , which for a youngster from a small town in Natal is quite remarkable . |
| 5 | For the last year , I have had little time for writing , though I get something down on paper when I can . |
| 6 | I 'm afraid I have had little time to entertain you or introduce you to Hochhauser . |
| 7 | Scotland , at least , have had some time to adjust to conditions here . |
| 8 | Those who have a cold or flu are doubting whether they have had enough time to get over the illness , even if it did strike last November . |
| 9 | Think through your decision carefully before going to be tested and do n't be pressurised into having a test unless you have had enough time to decide whether it is the best thing for you . |
| 10 | indeed visiting headteachers said to the young teachers from university , polytechnic and college courses in September 1989 , ‘ You tell us about it — inevitably you have had more time to learn about it than we have . ’ |
| 11 | British banks have had less time than their American counterparts to develop clear strategies towards property . |
| 12 | Anyone with ears to hear must have noted Hitler 's words , that ‘ we had no idea , how gigantic the preparations of this enemy were against Germany and Europe , and how immensely great the danger was , how narrowly we have avoided this time the destruction not only of Germany , but of the whole of Europe ’ . |
| 13 | No I should n't think the Chinese have got much time for that sort of approach to life . |
| 14 | And there 's so much voluntary work to be done if people have got spare time to go and help but , I do n't know whether it 's the sign of the times that people only want to do jobs for monetary gain . |
| 15 | At the same time , men usually have got full time jobs , as well ! |
| 16 | In this project I have invested considerable time and not a little of my own money . |
| 17 | In this project I have invested considerable time and not a little of my own money . |
| 18 | Is that what you have to do each time , if nobody wins ? |
| 19 | ‘ What we have to do this time is to maintain that atmosphere , produce another good performance against Turkey and this time get the result we deserved against Norway . |
| 20 | Yet Barclays and Lloyds have spent much time and energy privately rubbishing Switch , in efforts to promote their own debit cards . |
| 21 | It is a tribute to the importance of her personality that her advisers have spent much time on her image . |
| 22 | ‘ We have spent considerable time , effort and money protecting and defending the Fender name and its trademarks , ’ adds the current Fender president Bill Schultz , ‘ not only for our benefit , but also for the benefit and protection of our dealers and thousands of consumers who purchase Fender products . |
| 23 | But no , you have spent enough time writing to a poor ignorant serving girl . |
| 24 | Few divers have spent more time under waters as diverse as the Pacific Ocean and the Red Sea . |
| 25 | In fact , by the time they reach the age of 18 , most children have spent more time in front of the TV set than at school . |
| 26 | But about 200 have spent some time in detention , some for more than four months . |
| 27 | Their meaning is not easily grasped by those who have spent some time studying the Christian faith , and yet the church still presents these complicated extracts from the Bible and the ASB to people who may never have heard the name of God spoken reverently before , and who are searching for some germ of belief to help them understand the vacuum created by the death of the person they love . |
| 28 | ‘ I have spent some time in the United States , ’ he explained . |
| 29 | We have spent some time on the preliminaries , particularly the notation , because notation is essential for communication and because it is often neglected as a stage in attacking a problem . |
| 30 | Finally , the concern with manipulation means that postclassical criminology is correctionalist , as were its classical and positivist predecessors ; that is why I have spent some time , in Chapter 3 , countering anti-correctionalist arguments . |