Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I end up in bed with Rory I 'll have a lovely time and then I 'll quit . |
| 2 | I 'd like a short time on board before the start , if you would n't mind . ’ |
| 3 | It is important that you negotiate with a man you trust as he has to agree to practise safer sex from test to pregnancy — which may take a considerable time . |
| 4 | Wherever they went , they would have to go on foot , which might take a long time . |
| 5 | It is much easier to improve ‘ performance ’ on such measures by decreasing the denominator than by increasing the numerator , which can take a long time , involves risk and has to be discounted for taxation . |
| 6 | Many conditions have to be fulfilled and eligibility established , which can take a considerable time ; so if you can improve the living conditions of your elderly parent yourself , without undue hardship , you would be well advised to do so . |
| 7 | You should specify a relative time in the format dddd hh:mm . |
| 8 | Although you should make a specific time when candidates can ask their own questions you should also allow time for questions which arise naturally at an earlier stage of the interview . |
| 9 | Never know , you might have a full time job by then . |
| 10 | If you do n't hold the wire on the floor , the tape will wrap itself round it and you 'll have a terrible time trying to disentangle the resulting blob of sticky goo . ) |
| 11 | Many resorts claim you 'll have a fabulous time there , but I 've found one that really lives up to its promises . |
| 12 | No you 'll have a good time , seriously , it sounds like I 'm putting you off , I do n't mean to , it 's not |
| 13 | You 're a workaholic ; you 'll have a brilliant time . |
| 14 | You 'll have a brilliant time though . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ’ You 'll have a busy time ahead of you now . |
| 17 | The specialists had said that if she was careful , she could live a long time . |
| 18 | You could have a lovely time bouncing up and down in the pulpit , screaming hell fire . ’ |
| 19 | Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh , she will spend a short time in the town on Wednesday , 30 June . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | You can stay a long time in neutral , ticking over — provided nothing happens . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | But you can have a fascinating time in Baden without paying too much attention to the spa . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . ’ , |
| 27 | ‘ 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 . |
| 28 | Me brother and the two bairns are coming the morrow and we 'll have a good time . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | ‘ We might wait a long time ! ’ he said . |