Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [not/n't] been time " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has n't been time , ’ she said . |
| 2 | ‘ I have written to Joe about it , ’ Maureen said , ‘ but there has n't been time for a reply yet . ’ |
| 3 | There had n't been time , on Heaven , for the two women to get to know each other . |
| 4 | There had n't been time to get Maxim 's name on the usual notice of forthcoming visitors to the embassy ; she had been signalled by the Security Service who shared the Steering Committee 's deep distrust of the visit and wanted her to debrief him after his meeting . |
| 5 | There had n't been time on the way up to ask him what the results of the tests had been or what the union had consequently decided . |
| 6 | But , of course , there had not been time yet for anyone to report on Katelina , even had shipping been normal . |
| 7 | For one thing , there had not been time for the more remotely-seated lords to arrive , if indeed many of them heeded the summons ; and the Balliol supporters , of course , remained absent . |
| 8 | There had not been time yet to find out exactly how brilliant the child was , but Miss Honey had learned enough to realise that something had to be done about it as soon as possible . |
| 9 | There had not been time to teach them . |