Example sentences of "[pron] have [vb pp] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 I have waited a long time before writing to you , hoping all the time that I might hear good news of Leslie from Wendy .
2 He said : ‘ I have waited a long time for this chance and it 's up to me to make the most of it .
3 I have waited a long time to catch The Economist out on an egregious factual error .
4 Now I have discovered the waiting time at North Riding Infirmary in Middlesbrough is just two weeks . ’
5 I have thought a long time about this and I think I know the answer .
6 But looking back on his past he can say simply : ‘ I have had a good time . ’
7 Joel , 38 , who won Gola League title honours with Runcorn 11 years ago , said : ‘ I have had a good time as a player and I have decided that enough is enough .
8 I have had a great time at Sunderland , but I am ambitious and want to play in the Premier League .
9 You and I have had a great time over the last 32 years … most of the time .
10 I have had a wonderful time trying to select flowers that will complement each of you .
11 I have taken a little time to sketch the history of paragraph 16.5 of Code C in order to show that it is not directly linked to the ancient and deep-rooted privilege against self-incrimination .
12 The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps .
13 The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps .
14 It is a tribute not only to the management at Yarrow but to the workers , who have spent a long time removing ill-considered demarcation practices — and it is as a shipbuilder that I say that .
15 You have waited a long time to tell me .
16 ‘ Well , not exactly , I mean , I did n't think that carefully … but you have had a rough time , you must admit . ’
17 We hope you have had a pleasant time wherever you have been .
18 In other words , if you have spent a long time writing programs to carry out tasks , you will have to start again from scratch .
19 You have chosen a good time .
20 We have waited a long time to have car tax taken off , but VAT is still 17.5 per cent , ’ he says .
21 Ceauşescu admitted at the beginning of the 1980s that it was easier to change the economy and society than people themselves : ‘ As you can see , we have had an easy time constructing factories .
22 They have picked the wrong time to ask , ’ one member says .
23 After all , they have had a long time to become used to them .
24 for referral to the Parliamentary Commissioner or a Local Councillor for referral to the Local Commissioner , although it must be remembered that the Local Commissioner can only investigate after a complaint has been brought to the attention of the authority complained against and they have had a reasonable time to reply .
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