Example sentences of "been giving [pron] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | The laughter had stopped a while ago and , ever since , Lydia 's imagination had been giving her a hard time . |
2 | " Apparently some of the younger fellows in the Owsla have been giving him a thin time — teasing him about his fur , you know , and saying he only got his place because of the Threarah . |
3 | Pilger had been giving him a hard time . |
4 | The man had a faint discoloration under one eye — he could n't help speculating whether Dotty had n't been giving him a hard time . |
5 | ‘ This magazine has been giving me a hard time . |
6 | ‘ Luke been giving you a hard time ? ’ |