Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [vb past] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sold the jewels I was wearing and de Michelet and I had a splendid time until the money was gone . |
| 2 | I 've got to say that I did enjoy this outing ; although the day began with a freezing start it warmed up later and I had a pleasant time working amongst the iron and other junk that abounds on the riverside . |
| 3 | TIMOTHY and I had a wonderful time in Lourdes and I feel so much comfort from it . |
| 4 | ‘ At the same time , there was one other bit of me that was very practical that realized that the only money to be made if you were to stay in England — and I never thought of going anywhere else — was to get into commercials , and I waited a long time until a script came along that I thought was genuinely funny . |
| 5 | From the time that I was about eight , the Boxing Booth acted as a magnet to me and I spent a considerable time gazing in awe as the boxers paraded on the small stage outside the tent , ready to take on all corners . |
| 6 | The priests of the old deities had emerged from the desert or from hiding in neglected provincial cities in Shemau and To-mehu , and established themselves again , without difficulty , the people grateful to have the old gods returned to them , who demanded no more than unquestioning duty , propitiation and sacrifice ; gods who did not require a man to think for himself ; gods who forgave sin if the price was right , and who guaranteed a good time in the Hereafter . |
| 7 | Er but then she worked went to work in a munitions factory in Kilburn and she had a marvellous time . |
| 8 | And she took a long time to answer it . |
| 9 | It was so neat and we had a good time . |
| 10 | ‘ He is a good golfer and we had a good time . ’ |
| 11 | I was happy at school , with lots of friends , and we had a good time . |
| 12 | ‘ We both spent most of our time working on the film , walking or sitting about in our dressing gowns and we had a great time together . ’ |
| 13 | He is a great walker now — distance no object — and we had a fine time looking at all the things the canal had to offer , including frozen puddles and flying swans . |
| 14 | One particularly memorable weekend in July , Shanti 's first mother and her husband and two sons all came to stay , and we had a happy time with all our family here , except for our son in San Francisco and his wife and family . |
| 15 | She took me to meet the Fellowship she helps to lead and we had a lovely time of worship together . |
| 16 | And they took a long time making it . |
| 17 | And they took a long time serving it . |
| 18 | And then he gave orders to Punch for tea to be prepared and they had a terrible time finding any china that was n't cracked or broken and then she went on working in the pantry as quiet as a mouse and she could hear you both talking as clear as clear . |
| 19 | Dunbar took Madeleine and they had a marvellous time , or so Aubrey said . ’ |
| 20 | Coventry used to be one of the best teams in England … they 've won the cup twice … now they 're in the second division and they had a hard time on saturday … five penalty kicks saw them through … with three tries … none of which were that dazzling … it was Hereford who entertained … their last try was something special something to remember … |
| 21 | Susan came down for breakfast today , and they had an exciting time opening their parcels , for their father 's illness had prevented their making friends in the neighbourhood ; but there was plenty to do and talk about , and they steadfastly refused to give way to the depression that naturally overcame them at times . |
| 22 | ‘ It was a great day and everybody had a good time , ’ said publicity manager Poul Gosney . |
| 23 | And he had a good time with the assembled newshounds , especially when one got him off and running with a question about how he felt about winning a national championship . |
| 24 | It came in India in 1974–5 when he began with 93 and 107 ; this proved to be something of a false dawn and he had an unhappy time in Australia in 1975–6 , but he worked on his technique and finally established himself in England in 1976 with 592 runs at 65 , including a century in each innings on a poor Old Trafford pitch . |
| 25 | Tromsø was huddled and silent below and he took a long time over his last look . |
| 26 | The part of her story about the pressure of Government cuts was true , and it seemed a long time since she 'd existed in a world that was n't penny-pinching . |
| 27 | Progress was slow and it took a long time to get a handicap , the first being 17 . |
| 28 | ‘ It was hard to fight my way out of the reserves and it took a long time for me to recover . ’ |
| 29 | It was their affair , and it ended a long time ago . |
| 30 | I know it sounds thin , sir , but I spent a long time getting no further than that and I do n't think we shall do better until we have an angle — some sort of leverage . ’ |