Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] have a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Closed bridging is for transactions where you have a definite time limit . |
| 2 | I will always maintain that I had a good time in service , and from what I heard there were n't many bad places in the Teesdale area — just the odd one here and there . |
| 3 | It was fortunate that I had a little time to accustom myself to being in such a place and to the thought of seeing my father . |
| 4 | The prize for the winner , was to share her next dinner , and ensure that she had a good time . |
| 5 | The Princess , dressed simply in a white blouse and dark skirt , was draped with crimson flower garlands as she flew over Mount Everest in a helicopter , 40 years after a British-sponsored expedition became the first to reach the summit of the world 's highest mountain.As she flew past the snowy peak a relative of a Nepalese climber who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary up Everest in 1953 was leading a seven-member Australian team up the mountain.Although the Princess did not see any climbers she told fellow passengers aboard her Super Puma helicopter that she had a wonderful time seeing the mountain through clear skies . |
| 6 | But er according to my mother 's great joy , she got seasick even on the landing stage in in Liverpool and never came out of her cabin , so she had a big time as a young women running around the ship . |
| 7 | Oh you you somebody said that they had a bad time with erm |
| 8 | Grayling found that he had a hard time getting people to take him seriously . |
| 9 | I sold the jewels I was wearing and de Michelet and I had a splendid time until the money was gone . |
| 10 | I 've got to say that I did enjoy this outing ; although the day began with a freezing start it warmed up later and I had a pleasant time working amongst the iron and other junk that abounds on the riverside . |
| 11 | TIMOTHY and I had a wonderful time in Lourdes and I feel so much comfort from it . |
| 12 | Zoe describes herself as ‘ a chameleon ’ ‘ I do what I like and I have a good time doing it . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ So I just see myself passing through and meeting all these people along the way , like , and I have a good time . |
| 14 | ‘ Lovejoy is fun and I have a great time doing it . ’ |
| 15 | Er but then she worked went to work in a munitions factory in Kilburn and she had a marvellous time . |
| 16 | Ask you if you had a nice time ? ’ |
| 17 | It was so neat and we had a good time . |
| 18 | ‘ He is a good golfer and we had a good time . ’ |
| 19 | I was happy at school , with lots of friends , and we had a good time . |
| 20 | ‘ We both spent most of our time working on the film , walking or sitting about in our dressing gowns and we had a great time together . ’ |
| 21 | He is a great walker now — distance no object — and we had a fine time looking at all the things the canal had to offer , including frozen puddles and flying swans . |
| 22 | One particularly memorable weekend in July , Shanti 's first mother and her husband and two sons all came to stay , and we had a happy time with all our family here , except for our son in San Francisco and his wife and family . |
| 23 | She took me to meet the Fellowship she helps to lead and we had a lovely time of worship together . |
| 24 | And then he gave orders to Punch for tea to be prepared and they had a terrible time finding any china that was n't cracked or broken and then she went on working in the pantry as quiet as a mouse and she could hear you both talking as clear as clear . |
| 25 | Dunbar took Madeleine and they had a marvellous time , or so Aubrey said . ’ |
| 26 | Coventry used to be one of the best teams in England … they 've won the cup twice … now they 're in the second division and they had a hard time on saturday … five penalty kicks saw them through … with three tries … none of which were that dazzling … it was Hereford who entertained … their last try was something special something to remember … |
| 27 | Susan came down for breakfast today , and they had an exciting time opening their parcels , for their father 's illness had prevented their making friends in the neighbourhood ; but there was plenty to do and talk about , and they steadfastly refused to give way to the depression that naturally overcame them at times . |
| 28 | And he had a good time with the assembled newshounds , especially when one got him off and running with a question about how he felt about winning a national championship . |
| 29 | It came in India in 1974–5 when he began with 93 and 107 ; this proved to be something of a false dawn and he had an unhappy time in Australia in 1975–6 , but he worked on his technique and finally established himself in England in 1976 with 592 runs at 65 , including a century in each innings on a poor Old Trafford pitch . |
| 30 | It has a geography , often in three dimensions , and it has a fast-moving time dimension . |