Example sentences of "[n mass] be have a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 ‘ When people are by themselves they always think other people are having a good time , ’ explained Tim .
2 ‘ I feel almost guilty that so many good things are happening to us , when such a lot of people are having a bad time , ’ Sarah said .
3 Of course all this change , verve and audacity was enough to give traditional Christians apoplexy , but too many people were having a good time to worry about the consequences of all these changes .
4 Except , of course , that gay used to be a word where people were having a happy time .
5 If we four were representatives of our platoon , it was understandable that the staff were having a tough time of it , pretending that we were all the same — physically , socially and morally .
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