Example sentences of "[not/n't] have [det] 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 | Fate , it seemed , was determined that Nell and he would not have more time . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The child may not have enough time to finish one before the next is shovelled in and so gag . |
| 18 | you just do not have enough time , |
| 19 | Teachers do not have enough time to do the job that they feel they ought to do and want to do . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Well , we may not have enough time for that , so erm , let's imagine that you 're a sales director , and , now this is more difficult . |
| 26 | These are such things as jealousy ( like my experiences of it ) and also if you are friendly with a popular person , they may not have enough time to get to know you as they are too absorbed in other friends . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't regret not having much time to pamper myself in the bathroom , as the inclination is n't there . |
| 28 | I started not having much time for the French and the Walloons , which is to say the French-speaking Belgians , when I found myself among them in 1944 . |
| 29 | Not having enough time ; |
| 30 | Of ten problems , say , three need extra training , two need clarification , two are not part of the job , two are due to organisational difficulties , and one is due to not having enough time . |