Example sentences of "[was/were] not [det] time for " in BNC.

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1 There was not much time for that after the summer of 1946 , for in September I travelled north along the Welsh borders to join the RAF .
2 But there was not much time for rows because he was conducting the Halpern case which eventually sent three youths to prison for the torture and murder of a crippled old woman .
3 At this point the historic West Saxon kingdom of the eighth century could have been stillborn or at least confined to political insignificance beyond Selwood , but there was not enough time for Wulfhere to consolidate his position south of the Thames before a major crisis confronted him .
4 He added that the demands imposed on teachers by the National Curriculum often meant there was not enough time for cycling lessons , but many of the town 's primary schools were involved .
5 He added that demands placed on teachers by the national curriculum often meant there was not enough time for cycling lessons , but many of the town 's primary schools were involved .
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