Example sentences of "[conj] have no time " in BNC.

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1 Some obvious and important matters were left to one side for years because I could n't see a way forward , or had no time to do the experiments — or could n't find the funds to buy the equipment or chemicals needed .
2 You just behaved as you , in fact , naturally were and had no time for the black arts of propaganda .
3 He was a good judge of character , hated hypocrisy , and had no time for conceit .
4 That is , she was pragmatic by sex and had no time to waste on cerebral subtleties .
5 They may have to act on the spur of the moment and have no time to reflect and be bound , therefore , to arrest to prevent escape ; but where there is no danger of the person who has ex hypothesi aroused their suspicion that he probably is an ‘ offender ’ attempting to escape , they should make all presently practicable enquiries from persons present or immediately accessible who are likely to be able to answer their enquiries forthwith .
6 Front-line supervisors make short-term day-to-day decisions and have no time for longer-term plans and decisions .
7 ‘ They both love sport and have no time for show business — except sometimes they like to come and hear me sing .
8 I bought the prescribed or recommended books but had no time to read them .
9 ‘ Thanks , ’ she muttered , but had no time at all in which to decide if she should nip to the cloakroom and get to work with her comb , for Jimmy 's next remarks were to have her reeling — and furious .
10 Having said that , if you do have top-quality black and white photographs , then include one with the press releases to the national newspapers ; they may want to carry the story but have no time to find a photograph themselves .
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