Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not expect a comfortable time . |
| 2 | So , while there is no need to spoil the fun by trying to make an over-blown production out of your Christmas video , why not give a little time and thought to ways of showing the excitement leading up to the day itself . |
| 3 | Answer your first-choice question and , if you finish or run out of anything else to write before the allocated time , do not give the extra time to the second question but keep it in reserve for the end of the examination . |
| 4 | We can not pinpoint the exact time that property passes without first classifying the contract . |
| 5 | Leather corals , unlike some coelenterates , do not spend the entire time fully expanded . |
| 6 | Do not spend the whole time talking about yourself , your job and your life . |
| 7 | On Saturday , the device did not work the second time . |
| 8 | For safety 's sake , some events may not use an optimum time — so check this with the organisers . |
| 9 | I can not remember a previous time when we have bought back a former council house . |
| 10 | ‘ I can not remember the last time I had a proper meal without having a nice drop of wine to go with it . |
| 11 | But I really can not remember the last time I went out and bought something new from a retailer — other than test kits and silicon sealant . |
| 12 | WHEELCHAIR passengers do not have an easy time when they travel by rail . |
| 13 | You 'll not have an easy time with her , Marilla . ’ |
| 14 | Invergordon did not have an easy time of it in 1992 , a fact reflected both by turnover , down 8 per cent at £85 million , and operating profits , down 3.8 per cent at £35.3 million . |
| 15 | Certainly in this study it was clear that there were farmers who did not have the necessary time to do the job fully . |
| 16 | The warden pointed out that time was not of the essence as it has taken since 1977 to strengthen the bell tower and rehang the bells , all carried out by villagers , needless to say I did not visualise the same time cycle for my part of the job . |
| 17 | The mountain before them was the birthplace of mankind ; and he referred the ladies , while excusing himself with an ingratiating laugh for mentioning an indelicate subject , to the authority of Our Saviour 's words to Nicodemus , where it is stated that a man can not enter a second time into his mother 's womb and be born once more . |
| 18 | He can not enter a second time into his mother 's womb and be born , can he ? |
| 19 | Sponsorship for WISE vehicles does not permit the full time staffing of vehicles whilst they are on school visits . |
| 20 | She could not recall a specific time when it had been moved . |
| 21 | I was suffering from a cold , the first for years — in fact I can not recall the last time I had a cold — and because the weather was nice the village was extremely busy with tourists and lots of traffic and people knocking on my door . |
| 22 | In general , do not exceed the total time of the still air pattern by more than 1 minute . |
| 23 | As some debates may not last the full time allotted to them , it is the responsibility of hon. Members to keep in touch with developments if they are not to miss their turn . |
| 24 | I do n't think No accepted time I do n't think so . |
| 25 | B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) . |
| 26 | I do all the things I did n't do the first time . |
| 27 | If the ruse did n't work the first time , it invariably did on the second occasion . |
| 28 | Well the reality is of course that Clare has already told us that internment did n't work the last time , it was badly done the last time . |
| 29 | I do n't know how much of it I remembered , cos I 've seen it so often now , mm , ca n't remember the first time I saw it Did n't know . |
| 30 | Erm when we were telephoned at home and called out to report to Police Station erm I ca n't remember the exact time that we got to Police Station and it would have been er somewhere in the region of four o'clock in the morning . |