Example sentences of "have the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | You simply do not have the time for the ‘ one — pause — two ’ sequences so beloved in basic training . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | In a rapidly changing world , preoccupied by Eastern Europe , the American Administration may not have the time or patience to devote to Israelis and Palestinians . |
| 5 | In a rapidly changing world , preoccupied by Eastern Europe , the American Administration may not have the time or patience to devote to Israelis and Palestinians . |
| 6 | Mr Murdoch may not have the time or the money to wait . |
| 7 | Those transistors are an essential element in West Indian life , keeping everyone who does not have the time or , more likely , the money , to go to a game in touch with what is happening . |
| 8 | Once you have obtained some professional advice on weight training you can obtain small weights ( such as hand weights ) quite cheaply for use at home ( if you do not have the time or inclination to travel to a gym to exercise ) . |
| 9 | Although in the oases they made gardens , perhaps even carried on other spare-time occupations , they were forbidden to trade and did not have the time to be truck drivers . |
| 10 | Mr Fractor turned red but did not have the time to answer because the basket was back beside them . |
| 11 | For teenagers there 's Club 16 whilst the children will have the time of their lives under careful supervision at their own ‘ Pirates Club ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd love to but I 'm afraid I just do n't have the time . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | There would be dangers in making the enjoyment of the entitlements of citizenship conditional on the performance of the legal or moral duties of citizenship , especially the ‘ voluntary obligations ’ of service to the community , since these entitlements are , it is suggested , too important to be ‘ bought ’ by community service and forfeit for lack of the required track record of active citizenship ; also , it would be unduly intrusive to place these burdens on citizens who should be entitled to a private life , and many of whom — women with young children or dependent relatives to care for , for example — do not have the time or resources to do service to the wider community . |
| 15 | With the best will in the world I can not imagine that a meat man would have the time , or that an un-horsy policeman would risk life and limb to scrub the mud from the hooves of every animal which roughly fits the description of a stolen one . |
| 16 | Some do , but often instructors in busy yards do not have the time to explain why . |
| 17 | The groundmass crystals form when the lava cools on reaching the surface , so the individual crystals are tiny , simply because they do n't have the time to grow any larger in the relatively short period that the flow takes to cool . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | When would I have the time the way things are and you on your back ? ’ |
| 20 | One person can scarcely have the time or the expertise needed to find out what has been published and link this to readers ' needs throughout his authority , especially when book provision is only one of his many responsibilities . |
| 21 | But I did n't have the time to do anything except prepare for the election during that year . ’ |
| 22 | Not all advisers feel comfortable asking clients for these personal details nor do they necessarily have the time to do it . |
| 23 | Very few people will have the time and desire to follow up more than a small number of the leads that are referenced ; and those who do will usually be aware of the older literature , in any case . |
| 24 | the authority will perhaps have the time to consider overall policy objectives and the context in which all the schools and colleges operate . |
| 25 | We did n't have the time or energy to pay much attention to the other theatres of war , unless we had someone out there . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | If you would rather not grow your own , or you do not have the time to look after them , you could do worse than invest in artificial plants , which are quite stunningly realistic nowadays . |
| 28 | We did not have the time to visit the swimming-pool three times a week , and we were not interested in pumping iron or trundling around on an exercise bike every morning . |
| 29 | Express Services say that the device — a speaker which is sensitive to sound and movement — is ideal for those people who want the deterrent of a loud bark , but do not have the time or space for a real guard dog . |
| 30 | ‘ I left the treatment on for about 10 minutes but I did n't really have the time to use a plastic cap . |