Example sentences of "[pron] could [vb infin] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , everything was sown and the harvest was still some weeks away , so I could afford a little time off . |
| 2 | The specialists had said that if she was careful , she could live a long time . |
| 3 | You could have a lovely time bouncing up and down in the pulpit , screaming hell fire . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Even here , one could wait a long time . |
| 7 | Stevens was one of the most meticulous of film directors and any actor working with him could expect a gruelling time . |