Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb past] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , the retired admiral spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
| 2 | ‘ The old boy married a second time and she 's a splendid woman . |
| 3 | Even the very best British tabby had a difficult time competing with such dramatic animals . |
| 4 | Although the academic study of Roman law took a long time to have practical effect , by the 1170s and 1180s it was occasionally cited authoritatively in some at least of the courts of the south . |
| 5 | The Liberal party disintegrated a second time . |
| 6 | Researchers investigating the causes of psychological depression spent a long time carefully documenting how severe , traumatizing events that happen to people , such as bereavement or job loss , can induce it . |
| 7 | Christine de Pizan was born in 1365 and wrote The Book of the City of Ladies in 1405 ; the battle for women 's right to equal education took a long time to win . |
| 8 | ( I 'm sure the Ancient Mariner had an easier time . ) |
| 9 | The Prime Minister departed a short time later with the Ministers of Transport and Energy escorted by Lord Hampshire . |
| 10 | Last summer , after joining them from Northants , the Hull-born seamer and world-record-holding non-batsman had a dispiriting time which left him with only 23 Britannic Assurance Championship wickets at a cost of almost 49 runs apiece . |
| 11 | She swallowed hard and began , ‘ Well , the Big Bang happened a long time ago . |
| 12 | The final whistle brought an anxious time while the players waited for their rivals ' results . |
| 13 | The fact that a criminal offence occurred a long time ago does not absolve the wrong-doer from guilt , and justice must be done , whether it is 30 or 300 years later . |
| 14 | The Labour Party had a merry time playing up the problems and piling up the votes . |