Example sentences of "time or [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't get so bogged down in the trivia of life you have n't the time or inclination to branch out and see what 's on offer . |
| 2 | Besides which , Milada Pankracova , his secretary , expressly stated in her letter giving me the appointment that her employer had no time or inclination to repeat himself , and that this was the last communication they wanted on the subject . |
| 3 | Charlton 's has n't got the time or inclination to wonder what Billy Bingham is thinking about in the run-up to Wednesday 's big game . |
| 4 | It was a clean , white , rather clinical-looking room , with its white wooden towel rail , its bowl and pitcher of water for those who did n't have the time or inclination to take a bath . |
| 5 | The review section devoted to recordings guarantees that Early music is consulted by many professional performers , including the directors of ensembles who may not have the time or inclination to read such journals as the Bäsler Jahrbuch fur historische Musikpraxis or Performance practice review . |
| 6 | Once you have obtained some professional advice on weight training you can obtain small weights ( such as hand weights ) quite cheaply for use at home ( if you do not have the time or inclination to travel to a gym to exercise ) . |
| 7 | In the rush for funds or to exploit the fusion fanaticism , few had the time or inclination to look beyond the surface and see the shaky foundations beneath . |
| 8 | At the least , Dr Mathew 's computer-instrument will put music within the grasp of would-be musicians who lack the time or inclination to learn how to play . |
| 9 | It has been designed to be used by the professionals themselves who do not , said Moore Stephens , have the time or inclination to learn about computers but appreciate the efficiency benefits which technology brings to administration . |
| 10 | Finally , the matter lay solely between God and me and had nothing in time or eternity to do with anyone else . |
| 11 | Further , although after the initial period the prosecutor may direct police investigation , it is doubtful that prosecutors will have the time or expertise to give more than general directions , thus leaving the police to do the job according to their lights . |
| 12 | Clearly it was I who should have spoken these words , but already I had a feeling that I knew what the brown paper and the ribbed cardboard concealed , and I was n't going to say a word until time or circumstance compelled me . |
| 13 | My teammates at some time or other included Robert Powell , Leslie Crowther , Steve Davis , Leslie Thomas , John Conteh , Nicholas Parsons , Willie Rushton and Barry Cryer . |
| 14 | There was simply not the time or space to enter into the detailed sort of discussion which accompanied the Brixton riot . |
| 15 | ‘ The bright child is not going to get the time or flexibility to study things that will develop his own personal , social or moral education . |
| 16 | 8.1.1 any time or indulgence granted by the Landlord to the Tenant or any neglect or forbearance of the Landlord in enforcing the payment of the rents or the observance or performance of the covenants or other terms of this Lease or any refusal by the Landlord to accept rents tendered by or on behalf of the Tenant at a time when the Landlord was entitled ( or would after the service of a notice under the Law of Property Act 1925 section 146 have been entitled ) to re-enter the Premises |
| 17 | The depreciation allocation to each year may be made on the basis of time or service using one of a variety of methods ( for example , straight line , units of production , sum of the years ' digits , reducing balance ) which are described in most standard accounting texts . |
| 18 | Girls in school uniform , women in hospital nightgowns , mothers struggling with poverty , who have no time or money to spend on their appearance , can feel that they are being depersonalized . |
| 19 | Public service may once have been the duty of an elite , but today it is the responsibility of all who have time or money to spare . |
| 20 | They can act as a prick to our conscience to give time or money to help ( we do unto the least of His brethren what we do unto Him ) . |
| 21 | This offers students an opportunity to test their knowledge and skills in the real world , at the same time as offering employers the chance to get to grips with a problem or task that they might not have the time or resources to tackle . |
| 22 | I did n't like being called a rowdie , but then I did n't exactly have the time or resources to sue for defamation , if that 's the legal terminology for someone who slags you off in public . |
| 23 | There would be dangers in making the enjoyment of the entitlements of citizenship conditional on the performance of the legal or moral duties of citizenship , especially the ‘ voluntary obligations ’ of service to the community , since these entitlements are , it is suggested , too important to be ‘ bought ’ by community service and forfeit for lack of the required track record of active citizenship ; also , it would be unduly intrusive to place these burdens on citizens who should be entitled to a private life , and many of whom — women with young children or dependent relatives to care for , for example — do not have the time or resources to do service to the wider community . |
| 24 | an opportunity to tackle a problem or task which they might not otherwise have the time or resources to take on ; |
| 25 | The police say they have n't the time or resources to worry about hashish . |
| 26 | If any discrepancy reports are received it will usually mean that insufficient time or resources have been allocated for the offline system to carry out its verification cycle successfully ( or those resources are not appropriate to the maximum latency time ) . |
| 27 | The Government have not provided sufficient time or resources to ensure that the system works properly . |
| 28 | Equally , the estimator may have insufficient time or resources to provide a breakdown of the estimate . |
| 29 | Words , like death , like time or distance preserve love ; fragrant as pot-pourri she scents my bed by night , my brain by day . |
| 30 | No administrator possesses the material , time or vision to operate in the way postulated by Simon . |