Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] have a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless those tariffs are diminished our textile industry will have a tough time , and more jobs will be lost . |
| 2 | Similarly , an only child may have a tough time leaving home without the support of brothers and sisters . |
| 3 | But the Chancellor may have a hard time explaining why the pound has to shadow the Deutschmark . |
| 4 | This means Zeneca might have a hard time charging much more than Merck 's price for its drug , even if Merrem is better . |
| 5 | COMEDY-thrillers could have a hard time without small black books that disappear containing the clue to mysterious fortunes . |
| 6 | Well — Frank will have a tough time to get into Norway 's world cup squad . |
| 7 | While it is true that the speculation is an essential part of science , and true that new ideas may have a hard time gaining acceptance , it does not follow that untested science belongs in court . |
| 8 | But with the size that the baby is already , it 's likely Greene would have a hard time getting her beyond thirty-eight weeks . |
| 9 | If any of these poor beggars die of cold old Starling will have a hard time digging a hole for them . ’ |
| 10 | A person must have a reasonable time to prepare his case . |
| 11 | Betty and Joanne must have a hard time managing . ’ |
| 12 | If your attitude to me is anything to go by , Petula must have a thin time of it . ’ |
| 13 | To say this is not the same as complaining of his acknowledgement that poor people can have a good time . |
| 14 | He was tremendously successful and his successor will have a hard time emulating him . |
| 15 | Current affairs programmes will have a tougher time : if Thames wins back its franchise , it will probably continue to make This Week . |
| 16 | 3 ) Sex : Amateur sexologists will have a good time too . |
| 17 | It was urged that , if this construction were adopted , a solicitor would have a shorter time during which he may abstain from bringing his action for work done than the rest of Her Majesty 's subjects . |
| 18 | I think the NSF would have a hard time answering that question . ’ |
| 19 | Compaq figures NT will have a tough time on the server , so its server policy will either be in NetWare or SCO , sticking with the latter at least in the short term . |