Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] a [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One set of typefaces that I like there are on the slightly goofy side are the Goudys erm and it took me a long time of , your know , hearing purists try to explain to me why before I understood the distinction . |
| 2 | But it took us a long time to actually get to that stage because er , the police are at fault , the police launch these schemes and they go away and say get on with it and off we go |
| 3 | The teachers gave me a rough time for a couple of years because my student and acting image did n't fit . |
| 4 | And in return , no doubt , you gave him a good time in bed ! ’ |
| 5 | Often he was right , often I gave him a bad time for sticking his nose in . |
| 6 | Mankiewicz always refuted stories that Sinatra gave him a hard time on the set , but one of Mankiewicz 's sons said that his father ‘ finished the picture hating Sinatra ’ . |
| 7 | The press gave him a hard time for his swing and his technique , but I love his attitude . |
| 8 | You did it a long time before anybody else . |
| 9 | I am the delighted winner of the Outdoor Action Splash competition and I 'd just like to say that Andy Middleton and his colleagues gave us a great time on our week 's holiday at the Twr-y-Felin outdoor centre . |