Example sentences of "of a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it 's probably better to stick to the system of A times that one , that gives us the A squared okay . |
| 2 | It 's a as I say , it 's all part of a times table . |
| 3 | It is here that the Germans have done so much pioneer work , and indeed the whole tendency of their art historical studies has been to regard works of art almost entirely from a chronological point of view , as coefficients of a time sequence , without reference to their aesthetic significance . |
| 4 | The idea that there is such a thing as the spirit of a time can be awkwardly challenged by asking , ‘ Whose time ? ’ |
| 5 | The suffering and self-conscious first-person singular manifested in Dyer could be considered a creation of the Gothic novel that came after him , and Dyer can also bring to mind the magus of a time before . |
| 6 | Charlie was taking a hell of a time about coming . |
| 7 | But I was thinking , looking at them — ’ he gestured towards the tourists — ‘ seeing them in a group , it reminded me of a time in cadet school . |
| 8 | And , anyway , doing the band had become less of a time thing , more a psychological matter of getting down to writing . |
| 9 | I 've had a hell of a time on this tour , you know . |
| 10 | Their views are readily recognizable in a world where the fuss about the Turin Shroud has reminded us of a time when high hopes and claims of miracle were commonly attached to pieces of the true cross or heads of John the Baptist , where much Christian literature promises believers great success in life if only they have enough faith in God , and where men and women of political power still try to have God and his Church on their side , and to use their authority to enhance their own . |
| 11 | Certain institutions carried the same message : lineage welfare payments , for instance , and the solemnities of threatening vengeance and exacting a settlement , were adat ( customary ) , the way we have always done things , living reminders of a time when ‘ we did everything in this way ’ . |
| 12 | She 'd been on the floor for nearly every dance , and was having a whale of a time . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , to tell the truth , John , I am having a devil of a time with a contract in Cirencester . |
| 14 | It took me a devil of a time to find it I can tell you . |
| 15 | The number of people receiving supplementary benefit for each year from 1948 to 1978 , as shown in figure 9.1 , is an example of a time series . |
| 16 | T. B. Some fellows had a hell of a time , in the rough quarter . |
| 17 | I should think they and the audience had a whale of a time or , in the rather more sober words of the two authors , ‘ the use of drama as a vehicle for science at the primary level has exciting possibilities that warrant further exploration . ’ |
| 18 | We have two signed hardback copies from Hodder & Stoughton of A Time To Dance to give away . |
| 19 | ‘ Take a hell of a time to search all these , wo n't it ? ’ |
| 20 | We 're having a whirl of a time ! |
| 21 | of a time that was : |
| 22 | They 're just sort of relics of a time when people experimented with shapes and tried all kinds of different things ; these days instrument makers seem to have settled on making everything the same . |
| 23 | Some people , after an experience of regression to a Past life , are absolutely convinced in their own minds that it was a genuine recollection of a time when they have lived before . |
| 24 | Another person is happy or unhappy : I can use his good mood perhaps to charm a concession out of him , or take advantage of a time when he is distracted by trouble to steal a march on him ; but I shall not be pleased or displeased by emotions which do not touch my interests . |
| 25 | CAPRICORN — VERY few Capricorns have had a whale of a time in the past few years . |
| 26 | It bounces along wonderfully , with Caine obviously having a whale of a time , and is ideal kiddies ' Christmas fare . |
| 27 | The sturdy Victorian houses spoke of a time when this was a place of substance and quality . |
| 28 | He watched me , smiling but sharp , and for some reason — for no reason — I was reminded of a time at school when I had tried to make one friend betray another , and failed . |
| 29 | Have a whale of a time in San Diego |
| 30 | Major 's aide sees shaking Fun Minister have one hell of a time |