Example sentences of "did not have [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But she did n't have to ask : Comrade Andrew did not have much time for Jasper . |
| 4 | She did not have much time and believed it would have saved his job . |
| 5 | We did not have much time to smarten up the old girl and it took much hard work to soften the ravages of time . |
| 6 | This time no expression came over their faces and he knew they did not have much time to live . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |