Example sentences of "[not/n't] have [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had not had much time or energy to expend on such matters , and was quite happy to cover familiar , or at least already prepared , ground . |
| 2 | I have been on to-day , so I have not had much time , I have wrote to G. Titman to-night . |
| 3 | The surface of the etch-resist ink might wash off in the developer but a layer of ink can still be left on the board , because the UV light has not had enough time to penetrate all the way through the resist . |
| 4 | In September 1989 Chadli announced the postponement of local elections , originally scheduled for December , following complaints from the opposition parties that they had not had enough time to prepare for them . |
| 5 | According to a radio commentary on Aug. 7 , there were complaints from the opposition that they had not had enough time to campaign effectively , and instances were cited of bullying by MPRP election supervisors . |
| 6 | Ruling that the UK had breached international agreements , the judges dismissed the British government 's contention that it had not had enough time to meet standards set in 1975 . |
| 7 | Mr Young does not have much time for fancy patterns with three dimensional ‘ fiddly ’ bits . |
| 8 | Mrs Thatcher did not have much time for the body and abolished it after the election victory in 1983 — an example perhaps of her dislike for so-called ‘ professional ’ advice that purports to be above party politics . |
| 9 | I am not quite sure who it was I sat next to because I am such a slow eater that I did not have much time for conversation . |
| 10 | But she did n't have to ask : Comrade Andrew did not have much time for Jasper . |
| 11 | She did not have much time and believed it would have saved his job . |
| 12 | We did not have much time to smarten up the old girl and it took much hard work to soften the ravages of time . |
| 13 | The new Prime Minister Mrs Tansu Ciller is a self confessed disciple of Margaret Thatcher , and as such may not have much time for a liberalisation of sexual attitudes . |
| 14 | This time no expression came over their faces and he knew they did not have much time to live . |
| 15 | If the Policyholder was unaware of the faulty roof or did not have reasonable time in which to carry out repairs , then it is in order to deal with the claim for the damage to the internal decorations and/or contents but not the repairs to the roof , which the Policyholder should have carried out as soon as possible . |
| 16 | So if you went much too fast on the steeplechase , you do not have extra time on phase C. Therefore , it is important to get the timing right . |
| 17 | Fate , it seemed , was determined that Nell and he would not have more time . |
| 18 | Old Mother Jacobsen knew that she did not have unlimited time to tell the story of Marie Grubbe to Elisabeth Danziger ; Elisabeth would stay for an hour and then be on her way . |
| 19 | If the timing is right this will mean that any coordination through ‘ background effects ’ will not have sufficient time to become established even by signals travelling at the speed of light . |
| 20 | It is envisaged that , if the Friends are willing to help in this way , properly trained volunteers , who would have to be members of the Friends organisation and who would have their approval , could help with special events and special projects , where existing staff do not have sufficient time to carry out the work . |
| 21 | Its leaders called for a postponement of the multiparty elections scheduled for Feb. 10 , 1991 , on the grounds that they would not have sufficient time to organize a campaign , but this demand was immediately rejected by the government . |
| 22 | Thus although it may be the case that communicative demands result in error because the learner does not have enough time to access second language systemic knowledge , equally they may do so because such demands quite naturally lead learners to call upon whatever resources they have at their disposal , some of which will be drawn from their own language . |
| 23 | The child may not have enough time to finish one before the next is shovelled in and so gag . |
| 24 | you just do not have enough time , |
| 25 | Teachers do not have enough time to do the job that they feel they ought to do and want to do . |
| 26 | As we noted before , one of the prime concerns of teachers is that they do not have enough time to carry out the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities of their jobs to their own satisfaction , let alone to invest in enhancing their own skills , or reflecting on their roles and priorities , to anything like the extent which they would like . |
| 27 | Soon , however , she did not have enough time to do this although someone had to relieve the poor beast , and the fresh creamy milk often sat in a gleaming churn in the corner of the kitchen untouched until it went rancid and had to be thrown away . |
| 28 | Eventually a point is reached where the signals , even travelling at the speed of light , will not have enough time to reach their destinations if the clock speed is further increased . |
| 29 | It is important , because , as the hon. Member said , there have been earlier opportunities for such legislation — the Government could have chosen to include a measure in their order of business , and a private Member once introduced a Bill , but unfortunately did not have enough time to secure its progress . |
| 30 | I am delighted that I have been able to hit on that point , because the flexibility means that the Opposition can not claim that they will not have enough time to debate those clauses . |