Example sentences of "[verb] not [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 The 32-year-old French film director has just flown into London from LA , and has not had an easy time of it .
2 Invergordon did not have an easy time of it in 1992 , a fact reflected both by turnover , down 8 per cent at £85 million , and operating profits , down 3.8 per cent at £35.3 million .
3 Do not expect a comfortable time .
4 WHEELCHAIR passengers do not have an easy time when they travel by rail .
5 But they have not had an easy time of it , as much of the garden was originally covered by a concrete driveway , and the soil , though fertile had a layer of ironstone at about the depth you need to plan shrubs .
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