Example sentences of "been no time [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 There had been no time to set about her hair , or her blue-white face , only enough time to make a delicious picnic and pack its basket into the boot of the car .
2 That there had been no time to prepare for a gradual hand-over of power , to make plans for social , political , economic and military integration , only made things worse .
3 In the rush of their departure , there had been no time to buy her a new one .
4 There had been no time to attempt to flee , or even to struggle ; hundreds simply died in their tracks .
5 But tonight there had been no time to get the cheese or sardines or cold ham that made his evening meal ; Sean never liked to cook in his bedsit above the premises of Hogan 's lest the smell of food linger and be deemed offensive .
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