Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Such a measure has taken a long time to appear .
2 The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble .
3 The rest of the Peachtree side have had a mixed time .
4 But once again this ‘ temporary ’ extension of power and influence has lasted a long time , and the relative weighting of Diet , Cabinet , Bureaucracy and Judiciary remains a debated issue .
5 The former Charlton youngster has had a harrowing time at Wednesday since his £250,000 move in January last year — but is aiming to finally win over the Hillsborough boo-boys .
6 Strawberry had had a bad time .
7 Patience , mon vieux , she told herself , the lady 's had a hard time .
8 Delivery times for most items were generally satisfactory , but there appears to be a possibility that readers consulting early or rare books in the South Reading Room have to wait a considerable time for items ordered over the lunchtime period .
9 Bowater has had a miserable time since joining the Footsie last week , the share price falling a good 10 p.c .
10 The increase in the dependency ratio has created a demographic time bomb , with the dependency ratio getting out of hand through the difficulty of a smaller tax base supporting a larger welfare burden .
11 A prompt return to the social beat has ensured a trouble-free time thereafter
12 He watched the young man 's face , now set in the sort of bored , practised , professional expression Grout had seen a hundred times before .
13 In Jan. 1829 the company had asked a second time if Lady le Fleming might not offer some assistance in view of the great expense of development work .
14 Our visit had taken a long time and we returned to Skeldale House for lunch .
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