Example sentences of "have [not/n't] been time " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | There has n't been time , ’ she said . |
| 2 | There simply has n't been time for the body to clear the first lot before it 's topped up with a second dose of alcohol . |
| 3 | ‘ I have written to Joe about it , ’ Maureen said , ‘ but there has n't been time for a reply yet . ’ |
| 4 | But , of course , there had not been time yet for anyone to report on Katelina , even had shipping been normal . |
| 5 | For one thing , there had not been time for the more remotely-seated lords to arrive , if indeed many of them heeded the summons ; and the Balliol supporters , of course , remained absent . |
| 6 | There had not been time yet to find out exactly how brilliant the child was , but Miss Honey had learned enough to realise that something had to be done about it as soon as possible . |
| 7 | There had not been time to teach them . |
| 8 | There had n't been time , on Heaven , for the two women to get to know each other . |
| 9 | I would have sworn there had n't been time for you to make any kind of progress since last night . |
| 10 | I think he was an amateur who either thought he 'd succeeded or else was so nervous about what he was doing that he left knowing there had n't been time to kill you . ’ |
| 11 | There had n't been time to get Maxim 's name on the usual notice of forthcoming visitors to the embassy ; she had been signalled by the Security Service who shared the Steering Committee 's deep distrust of the visit and wanted her to debrief him after his meeting . |
| 12 | There had n't been time on the way up to ask him what the results of the tests had been or what the union had consequently decided . |