Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each defendant and his witness are given a limited time — say fifteen minutes altogether — in the box . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , the Bodegraven was having a hard time trying to dear Dutch waters . |
| 3 | ‘ When I step back from it all , I see tennis was invented a long time ago . |
| 4 | Gedanken was having a great time . |
| 5 | Chapman 's message to Huddersfield 's supporters was full of his customary cheery confidence : ‘ The team are having a fine time . |
| 6 | ‘ Forest are having a bad time — they 've lost six matches without winning . ’ |
| 7 | Those hyacinths in the cauldron are taking a long time to come out are n't they ? |
| 8 | Too many companies decide that if the product is having a tough time in the market , the answer is to change the packaging , and DEC is tarting up its famous lower-case ‘ digital ’ logo , which has stood the company in excellent stead since 1957 . |
| 9 | It had looked as if Robert Palmer was getting Digital Equipment Corp back onto an even keel , but now comes cause for great concern : too many companies decide that if the product is having a tough time in the market , the answer is to change the packaging , and DEC is tarting up its famous lower-case ‘ digital ’ logo , which has stood the company in excellent stead since 1957 ; the updated logo features ‘ a more contemporary typeface and slight modifications to the spacing of the design 's blocks ’ , and the white letters now appear on a burgundy background instead of the traditional blue — and we hope the company gets some very tough questioning at the annual meeting over the cost . |
| 10 | ‘ The entire community was resettled a long time ago . |
| 11 | No doubt No. 6 Commando were having a rough time in their area . |
| 12 | We all recognise that the British farmer is having a rough time . |
| 13 | Iain Christie , chairman of the processing group , said : ‘ This promotion was arranged a long time ago , before this import situation surfaced . |
| 14 | Those hyacinths in the corner are taking a long time to come out , are n't they ? |
| 15 | Judging by the number of messages , everyone on the new list is having a great time already ! |
| 16 | Littleton , Massachusetts-based Alliant Computer Systems Corp is taking a long time to die — too long for Craig Mundie , who resigned as president and chief executive to accept a position with Microsoft Corp as general manager , Advanced Consumer Technologies . |
| 17 | Pupils at Kensington infants ' school are having a marvellous time just mucking about . |
| 18 | I simply say that on the debates we 've had on the Policing Bill , I 've learnt what the functions of your Noble House is all about and the speech that 's just been made from across the Chamber from me , sums up entirely my views on the matter , and I say to your Lordships House that on the basis of experience as Northern Ireland Secretary when one is a Home Secretary for a province and there 's a number of people in this House who 've had a job to do including the Noble Lord , The Noble Viscount Whitelaw who set the tone of the way we all proceeded , I accept that , the one of the things we had to do there was bring democracy back to policing and the primary force of policing is taking a long time to do and that here as Home Secretary , everything I learned there was , stop the growing centralisation and the weakening of the police authorities and police force and this Bill does exactly that But now one of the questions I 've asked myself and it 's the only point because all the points have been made that I really want to ask the Government is what are these appointees for ? |
| 19 | What is more , much of government expenditure is committed a long time in advance and can not easily be cut . |
| 20 | The switched-off siren was taking a long time to die . |
| 21 | Brown Owl was gone a long time , but at last she came back , and leaning on her arm and limping was the pilot of the plane . |
| 22 | The estate was sold a long time ago to the Dukes of Devonshire and was tenanted at one time by the Reverend Thomas Fosbroke , the celebrated antiquary . |