Example sentences of "he do [not/n't] have time " in BNC.

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1 He did not have time to dwell on the finer points of policy detail , and despite Kirk 's Ron-concurrence " he would have to send his telegram .
2 Over her shoulder , lying on the black leather upholstery of the back seat , he could see a black velour trilby which was vaguely familiar , though for the moment he did not have time to sort out exactly why or how .
3 He did not have time to study any more , and the long hours of work on the farm made him tired and dull .
4 He did not have time now to investigate his own feelings , but somewhere at the back of his mind was the thought that he was , himself , no idealist .
5 He did not have time to check his mirrors for police cars as he passed All Hallows-on-the-Wall and plunged into the long straight canyon of London Wall .
6 The runner , who has always protested that he is innocent , insists that the only reason he did not provide a sample at the 1991 GRE Cup meeting was that he did not have time before he had to go to work .
7 John Barrett , who succeeded his lifelong friend as the BBC 's senior tennis commentator , said : ‘ It 's so sad that he did n't have time to enjoy his retirement .
8 He did n't have time to kill me , so he kissed me . ’
9 But he did n't have time to speculate now as he strode across the office with the others following , down the ‘ corridor ’ between the screens and towards the double-doors directly ahead which would give access to the secondary staircase .
10 However , he did n't have time now for self-reproach , nor to wonder why Isabel 's seeming betrayal had cut so deeply that he had instantly thought the worst of her , had immediately accepted Matilda 's word though he 'd known how vindictive and spiteful the woman could be .
11 He does n't have time for all this . ’
12 He said : ‘ It 's not possible for the Prince to keep his handicap high — he does n't have time to practise .
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