Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | You 'll have a brilliant time , it 's such a laugh but you ca n't drink , that 's the only thing , you ca n't drink inside , they do n't sell alcohol unless you 've got I D and there 's about four people there that are actually eighteen anyway . |
| 32 | ’ You 'll have a busy time ahead of you now . |
| 33 | The specialists had said that if she was careful , she could live a long time . |
| 34 | ‘ I thought she 'd have a rougher time than she did , unlike some team members who were like bulls at a gate . |
| 35 | You could have a lovely time bouncing up and down in the pulpit , screaming hell fire . ’ |
| 36 | If you feel , for example , that your appearance lets you down , perhaps you could spend a little time studying magazine features to see where you could make some changes . |
| 37 | T. D. There were men on the opposite beat and sometimes you could spend a little time talking to them as long as you were n't caught . |
| 38 | With the help of System Three Scotland we have developed the questionnaire which is attached and we would be very grateful if you would take a little time to complete it . |
| 39 | Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh , she will spend a short time in the town on Wednesday , 30 June . |
| 40 | If you can show genuine enthusiasm for the company the interviewer will be reassured that you will stay a reasonable time with the firm and not be constantly on the lookout for something better . |
| 41 | And they have the players who can match the big time . |
| 42 | Why not join our band of Volunteers — even if you can spare a little time you will always be welcome . |
| 43 | You can stay a long time in neutral , ticking over — provided nothing happens . |
| 44 | If you go to a fancy-dress party as a Turkish dancer , you can expect a good time ; if you travel on public transport late at night in such a get-up it will probably cause nothing but trouble . |
| 45 | Try typing a two letter abbreviation in place of the word antidisestablishmentarianism and you can see the potential time saving . |
| 46 | But you can have a fascinating time in Baden without paying too much attention to the spa . |
| 47 | If you have to go out to deliberately buy them the chances are that you wo n't but if you buy the occasional packet when you happen to see them you can have a grand time selecting them to effect a change on a sweater at the right time . |
| 48 | If you are one of the faithful few who keep your machine set up and working during the summer you can have a wonderful time trying out patterns and colour schemes in between knitting those delightful little summer tops . |
| 49 | ‘ Maybe we should take a little time out … just the two of us … |
| 50 | A recollection of John Davies , the minister for Europe in Heath 's cabinet , indicated the mood , ‘ We were at home in Cheshire , and I said to my wife and children that we should have a nice time , because I deeply believed then that it was the last Christmas of its kind that we would enjoy . ’ , |
| 51 | ‘ The Ukrainians do n't really know much about Britain , but I 'm going to serve champagne and two kinds of caviar so I expect we 'll have a good time , ’ Gladstone told me over a crackling telephone line shortly before the party began . |
| 52 | Me brother and the two bairns are coming the morrow and we 'll have a good time . |
| 53 | I think we 'll have a tough time for two or three years , but we 'll stick with it because it 's a good business and it 's our kind of business . |
| 54 | ‘ We might wait a long time ! ’ he said . |
| 55 | I thought we might need the extra time to help consolidate our position . |
| 56 | But I think we might have a little time to ourselves now , and be d — d to anyone who says we have n't both earned it ! |
| 57 | No one could remember the last time anyone had stayed there , or , indeed , if anyone ever had . |
| 58 | Even here , one could wait a long time . |
| 59 | We 'd have a good time . " |
| 60 | Again I 've tried to tell her but he said , Geoff said we shall have a lovely time , we sha n't go short I said I know that ! |