Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] a [adj] time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hyacinth took a long time to respond . |
| 2 | Lacking today 's liberal pre-trial discovery , 19th century United States shippers suing in the United States had a difficult time proving the carriers ' negligence . |
| 3 | The Hon. Member for Cunninghame , North spent a considerable time addressing amendment No. 5 , which would prevent any of the privatised bus companies from disposing of fixed assets within five years without the consent of the Secretary of State . |
| 4 | On the morning of the day when Therese Aschmann was due to arrive in Hochhauser , Willi spent a long time getting ready before he went to meet her at the station . |
| 5 | Sims took a long time to think about answering that . |
| 6 | Robert had a terrible time painting it . |
| 7 | He and Claudia spent a long time talking to the police and to the accused man . |
| 8 | Film superstar Alan Rickman took a little time to settle comfortably into the stage mantle of Shakespeare 's much-wronged prince , as if the echo of his own voice was vying with King Hamlet 's exhortations to do the deed , but this soon gives way to a gentle yet powerful Hamlet . |
| 9 | The engine box had a centre ‘ handle ’ and Ian took a long time sighting his chimney by this . |
| 10 | After all , Jones spent a long time getting the wording right , and you wo n't be able to improve on it . |
| 11 | O'Hara took a long time to kick-start the motorbike from the kerb . |
| 12 | The four-cylinder engine was more reliable in 1957 , but BRM took a long time to realise that the P25 's air strut suspension — carried over from the V16 — was the cause of its savage oversteer . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , there is no word for hinge in Sesotho and Father George had a tough time trying to translate . |
| 14 | Moran spent a long time composing the letter . |