Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a measure has taken a long time to appear . |
| 2 | Clough has waited a long time for a decent run to establish himself after more than two years as squad makeweight . |
| 3 | Manager Lennie Lawrence said : ‘ Payton has had a torrid time . |
| 4 | The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble . |
| 5 | Grandson Richard 's reply seemed to take a long time . |
| 6 | Sir Wilfrid had had a difficult time with the gardener 's cat and later with the gardener . |
| 7 | The rest of the Peachtree side have had a mixed time . |
| 8 | But once again this ‘ temporary ’ extension of power and influence has lasted a long time , and the relative weighting of Diet , Cabinet , Bureaucracy and Judiciary remains a debated issue . |
| 9 | The former Charlton youngster has had a harrowing time at Wednesday since his £250,000 move in January last year — but is aiming to finally win over the Hillsborough boo-boys . |
| 10 | Strawberry had had a bad time . |
| 11 | Patience , mon vieux , she told herself , the lady 's had a hard time . |
| 12 | Some birds manage to nest a second time within the season , and it is these birds , again with recent experience , which breed at the end of the season . |
| 13 | Development banks tend to take a long time to evaluate a project and are likely to impose conditions such as putting out all construction and equipment contracts to competitive tender . |
| 14 | But those old ideas do take a long time to die . |
| 15 | Delivery times for most items were generally satisfactory , but there appears to be a possibility that readers consulting early or rare books in the South Reading Room have to wait a considerable time for items ordered over the lunchtime period . |
| 16 | Bowater has had a miserable time since joining the Footsie last week , the share price falling a good 10 p.c . |
| 17 | The increase in the dependency ratio has created a demographic time bomb , with the dependency ratio getting out of hand through the difficulty of a smaller tax base supporting a larger welfare burden . |
| 18 | You know , you 'd think things had changed a long time ago but erm I remember having Chrissy in that yard when he was a baby in his pushchair where and there was the coalman 's horse and erm |
| 19 | A prompt return to the social beat has ensured a trouble-free time thereafter |
| 20 | The Saddlery Courses are designed for people wishing to earn a full time living from making and repairing saddlery or for anyone who just wants to supplement their existing income , as they state ‘ whatever you want from this course , either to earn money or to save money , it is designed for you . ’ |
| 21 | Mary had spent a little time in close conversation with him and even stroked his cheek at one stage . |
| 22 | ‘ People have to spend a long time with robot animals first . |
| 23 | Boss James Watson says it is still pretty bleak out there in the market , and removals continue to have a rough time . |
| 24 | When Pitt wants to have a good time he invites his ‘ little group of buddies ’ , including actor Dermot Mulroney — a whiz on the cello — over for an old-fashioned ‘ hootinanny ’ jam session . |
| 25 | For him raising hell meant having a wonderful time . |
| 26 | The fun-lover likes to have a good time . |
| 27 | Darlington had waited a long time for a shopping centre , she said , but the wait had its advantages . |
| 28 | In Britain , waiting times for being seen in an outpatient clinic , followed by those for surgery , ensure that most children have waited a considerable time before grommet insertion , adenoidectomy , or a combination can be performed . |
| 29 | ‘ The children have had a great time . |
| 30 | He had quite liked the thought of being fit and athletic some time in the future , although the signs had taken a long time coming . |