Example sentences of "they [modal v] [not/n't] [verb] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This offers students an opportunity to test their knowledge and skills in the real world , at the same time as offering employers the chance to get to grips with a problem or task that they might not have the time or resources to tackle . |
| 2 | They could n't remember a time when they had been without it . |
| 3 | Staff said they could n't afford the time to supervise him constantly.But although it may have been convenient to social workers to restrain a stroke victim in a trolley , Peter Chandler has one word to describe the experience : |
| 4 | Anyway , they have not really the transport for a journey as far as this and in any case , they could not spare the time from work . ’ |
| 5 | This is one reason why TV buyers may wish to keep part of their budgets flexible beyond the time when they might usually prefer to commit themselves — they may , of course , find that they can not buy the time they want , but this is a risk they may be willing to take in order to get a better price . |