Example sentences of "[was/were] no time [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no time to hand pick and develop enough trainees , and the only solution was to capture them from other firms . |
| 2 | There was no time for thought as they transported their meagre goods to a place Travis considered a safe distance from the wreck . |
| 3 | Though when we came on their car , somewhere on the long , dirt road to Tinerhir , there was no time for surprise . |
| 4 | It was no time for niceties . |
| 5 | Briefly his gaze rested on Rachel and she saw the flicker of uncertainty in his eyes but there was no time for questions . |
| 6 | There was no time for respite from the task at hand . |
| 7 | Not only that , but because the Davis Cup ties were scheduled so soon after the Australian Open , there was no time for Holland 's Richard Krajicek , or Germany 's Michael Stich to recover in time from injuries to take part . |
| 8 | This was no time for doubt and despondency and moping in solars . |
| 9 | The rules demanded that a hundred games had to be played within 24 hours ; there was no time for sleep and only 20- minute breaks were allowed for snacks . |
| 10 | With the economy in the doldrums and the Pound struggling to keep its head above water , it was no time for Terry to splash out a couple of hundred quid beside the seaside . |
| 11 | There was no time for emotion as the blood was swabbed away and she concentrated on the badly gashed cheekbone . |
| 12 | In this encounter there was no time for swordplay or skill . |
| 13 | There was no time for recriminations or second thoughts . |
| 14 | When Bloomsbury House or a regional committee acted as a Labour Exchange , it was a case of take it or leave it — there was no time for career advice . |
| 15 | They could not storm the castle , and there was no time for siegery . |
| 16 | There was no time for laggards . |
| 17 | Written questions had been invited , and 40 were received on a wide variety of subjects , which meant there was no time for extras from the floor , although the audience did contribute some penetrating comment . |
| 18 | Their school was nine miles from Mbaga and there was no time after school finished in the evening for the teacher and his wife to come and return home before dark . |