Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] a [adv] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he found it a very happy time . |
| 2 | It took me a very long time because I do n't have the kind of face which people immediately commit to memory , but if you keep popping up for thirty-five years , then inevitably people are going to say , ‘ Do n't I know you ? ’ |
| 3 | I mean when I wrote this book of bible poems in fact it took me a very long time and I started all sorts of subjects which I did n't finish , so , no , you have to be obedient to whether the poem intends to get written or not . |
| 4 | ‘ They gave him a very rough time indeed . ’ |
| 5 | Our customers gave us a really hard time and our sales staff spent all their time apologising . |
| 6 | The fog gave us a very short time to control our fear , and for moments we could not move . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ When planning permission was refused because of the traffic problems some people gave us a very hard time , ’ she said . |