Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb past] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I simply used the extra time to polish them a little . ’ |
| 2 | I never noticed the exact time , but I was in the bath when I heard the stir down here . ’ |
| 3 | I certainly had a good time and judging by the sweat on everyone 's brow as they worked to perfect their routines I think it was generally thought to be enjoyable and worthwhile . |
| 4 | He complained about the cart , the reins , the horse , the road , the sky , his watch ( which never told the right time ) and his clothing . |
| 5 | A lot of the stone went to build houses for the local peasants , who apparently had a tough time . |
| 6 | The implication is that these women were the sexual victims of men who just wanted a good time . |
| 7 | After a succession of jobs as bellhop , waiter , car-park attendant , like a bit-part actor who finally made the big time in this aquatic Hollywood , he has built a career out of surfing big waves . |
| 8 | And we really had a wonderful time doing it ! |
| 9 | However , the seeds had been sown in my mind — they just took a long time to grow ! |
| 10 | They simply had a good time together without really asking too many questions about each other . |
| 11 | Maybe it just seemed the right time , and the right place … ’ |
| 12 | They were out there , it just took a long time to find them . |
| 13 | He used to teach English in a comprehensive school and he probably had a rough time of it . |
| 14 | He really had a hard time and suffered a great deal over the years from the wounds he received back then . |
| 15 | The two drawbacks were that it initially took a long time to get into , and it was hot — the first problem was solved , the second not . |
| 16 | I do n't know when this story started but it certainly happened a long time ago . |
| 17 | He was certainly in Italy before Narses died in 574 , and he subsequently spent a long time in Constantinople . |