Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [vb past] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 But for Ben Hunt ; his passion for motorbikes started a long time ago .
2 The prospect of another two years of study seemed a long time .
3 The prospect of another two years of study seemed a long time .
4 The unpacking of the car and the packing and preparing of sledges took a long time .
5 The visitors ' early grip in midfield assured a testing time of it for the home defence , and they ought to have secured a greater half-time advantage than that supplied them by Mixu Paatelainen 's glorious second-minute header .
6 The Agriculture Minister , Mr John Gummer , and the Scottish Secretary , Mr Malcolm Rifkind , celebrated the small gains they had been able to negotiate , but admitted that the industry in Britain faced a tough time in the coming year .
7 spoke to Mrs had a lovely time .
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