Example sentences of "have the time [verb] " in BNC.

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1 But I did n't have the time to do anything except prepare for the election during that year . ’
2 Not all advisers feel comfortable asking clients for these personal details nor do they necessarily have the time to do it .
3 A problem was that they did not have the time to do this ; cells were being charged up and time was running out , every spare moment being needed for preparing and measuring active cells .
4 Similarly , some organisations do not brief employees properly because they claim they do not have the time to do so .
5 I 'll have , have to do that later for you because you wo n't be doing it then , this lesson next year , and if your pots do n't go up in the kiln I will be glazing for you , so of course you see the colour and everything we do n't have the time to do that , it 's a shame , well actually they 'll look very smart just with the glaze on , but I 'll try and get that done for you , okay , can you put your hand up if there is
6 you done everything exactly the same , only you did n't have the time to do it in .
7 But , of course you did n't , you did n't have the time to do a lot in the muddy light beat you .
8 ‘ I do n't have the time to do the job justice , ’ he added .
9 Not only would you not have the time to deal with them all , but you 'd be harassing the public and getting the police a bad name ’ ( FN 23/4/87 , p. 2 ) .
10 I do n't have the Time Sprout .
11 He 'd hardly even have the time to see his precious Sheila bloody Williams , would he ?
12 Those who do no have the time to go to a La Scala performance or are visiting out of season , must make do with going to the theatre museum ; this normally , but not always , includes a trip to the auditorium .
13 Nor do I have the time to go looking for a suitable crew . ’
14 Lord Mayor , I really do not have the time to speculate in detail why Councillor has made this mistake .
15 Perhaps it 's got to do with the fact that I have er four children , I really do not have the time to sit down and read papers in depth .
16 And I do not have the time to leave my stall and chase after politicans .
17 I can think of very few occasions when you would not have the time to state your case .
18 I am sad I do n't have the time to form a working relationship with him . ’
19 Indeed I wonder whether they will have the time to perform all the many tasks taken on by police authority members , including lay-visiting of police cells attending national committees on a number of subjects or local consultative bodies , there 's a whole list of duties and responsibilities which members of police authorities undertake .
20 Many people will say that they do not have the time to pause before acting , but this is a false economy ; if you do not pause then nature has ways of making you stop through illness .
21 ‘ I left the treatment on for about 10 minutes but I did n't really have the time to use a plastic cap .
22 That perhaps it 's easier to do in a smaller department , I mean I 've got checkouts , and the majority of my staff are part-time , and I 've only got three full-timers , so it 's quite often the case that at nine thirty , one thirty , five thirty , eight thirty , it 's a case of coming in and then relieving somebody else straight away , you do n't necessarily have the time to spend with them .
23 Apart from letting them share the brand name and an instant distribution deal , The Wedding Present did not have the time to take on any record company functions for the bands .
24 The pack-flat furniture had been invented recognising that younger people had become more mobile and often did not have the time to wait around at home for furniture deliveries .
25 'I 'd tell you the whole bitter story , but you do n't have the time to listen and I do n't have the patience to explain .
26 If you do n't have the time to create an individual look for your bed , opt for the simple solution — a new headboard .
27 I do not have the time to spare to meander through mountains .
28 If you are a professional grower , this bud is merely one among thousands , and you will not have the time to fuss and mollycoddle it — the head comes off in one go , and the bud has to take it full blast .
29 Some do , but often instructors in busy yards do not have the time to explain why .
30 as if we would never have the time to say all the things we needed to say to each other .
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