Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rest of the Peachtree side have had a mixed time . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But those old ideas do take a long time to die . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Do you not agree that you writers have had an easier time of it than we in the West , in a closed society where your cultural values are protected , albeit at a price ? |
| 7 | ‘ People have to spend a long time with robot animals first . |
| 8 | Boss James Watson says it is still pretty bleak out there in the market , and removals continue to have a rough time . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ The children have had a great time . |
| 11 | Does the Prime Minister recall saying a short time ago in his personal statement — in this document from the Conservative party — that ’ if ’ Government ’ borrowing takes the strain , taxes have to go up ’ |
| 12 | These factors have created a demographic time bomb . |
| 13 | Those organizations , most notably the Countryside Commission , which have earnestly attempted to reconcile the viewpoints of farmers and environmentalists have had a hard time . |
| 14 | ‘ Certainly , all the people who I 've let loose on my kites have had a great time . ’ |
| 15 | Most Contracting States have made such a declaration , and all but one of declarant States have specified a one-year time limit . |