Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Rome , an advert for a laundry reads : ‘ Ladies , leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time . ’ |
| 2 | But with the Germans having a torrid time at the back as Wednesday 's attacking momentum gained pace , backed by fanatical Hillsborough support , substitute Thomas Zeyer pulled the trigger . |
| 3 | Suppose that the contract contains a simple time limit clause such as : The Buyer will notify the Seller of any claim it may have against the Seller for breach of contract within three days of delivery and that the seller delivers short of the required quantity and the goods are later found to suffer from a latent defect . |
| 4 | The decision to appoint a full time teacher will mean day classes can continue . |
| 5 | If the University requires a prime time slot on , for example , a Saturday , it may be necessary for the Club to seek sponsorship . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , the driver spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
| 7 | The seal spent a long time underwater , thinking . |
| 8 | It seemed to Lefevre that the splash took a long time in coming . |
| 9 | Unless the parties agree a different time for payment , the seller can sue for the price only after property has passed , section 49 ( see paragraph 12 02 ) . |
| 10 | The girl spent a long time wondering whether she could pluck up courage to mention she 'd thought of going to the Swimming Gala if her mother really felt there was nothing she could do . |
| 11 | The directors have a reasonable time in which to come to a decision , but since section 183(5) of the Act imposes an obligation on them to give to the transferee notice of rejection within two months of the lodging of the transfer , the maximum reasonable period is two months . |
| 12 | ‘ The coach arrived a long time ago ! |
| 13 | Mr Stitt added that it was crazy to move the SAR flight away from the RAF Leuchars mountain rescue team , with which the crews spent a considerable time training . |
| 14 | It was September , when the days take a long time to wake up and the green of the trees is brushed with gold . |
| 15 | All money purchase schemes are potentially unpredictable , and are especially likely to lose value through monetary inflation ( and not least if the annuitant lives a long time ) unless the annuity is fully index-linked , which is not the case under present legislation . |
| 16 | Otherwise he can just give them with the bloody tellies or trying to buy them with the tellies and the dealers have a lovely time |
| 17 | Reed Canoes & Camping of Cambridge have been amongst the retailers having a difficult time of late . |
| 18 | The Cage disappeared a long time ago in the past , leaving whoever buys the property , a clear view across the Chilterns into the future . |
| 19 | He was a perfectionist , and the job took a long time . |
| 20 | The stitching takes a long time and hurts Stig a lot more than it hurts the rest of us . |
| 21 | THE head went a long time ago , then it was the legs — but on Thursday night it was Martina Navratilova 's heart that had gone from her game . |
| 22 | Couple this with a quality assessment system which is riddled with jargon and technical description and the caterer has a hard time deciding what he or she is going to buy and from which company . |
| 23 | The chemicals are water-borne and the timber takes a long time to dry out . |
| 24 | For one thing they are not really cultivated , mostly because the trees take a long time to bear fruit and even then are not very prolific . |
| 25 | The embrace lasted a long time . |
| 26 | The staff had a hard time assuring him that is was all make-believe . |
| 27 | The train stood a long time in Gloucester Road station , for no apparent reason . |
| 28 | The Government faces a difficult time as it prepares to get its legislation on student loans through Parliament . |
| 29 | The five members of the jury had a difficult time choosing the winner from the eight finalists , says Colin Bruder , general manager of Guinness GmbH . |
| 30 | Although their choice of dishes was less than adventurous — they all chose Britain 's favourite curry chicken tikka masala ( £6.25 with £1.60 pilau rice ) apart from Rosemary Lamont , who opted for lamb pasanda ( £6.10 ) — the foursome had a riotous time by all accounts . |