Example sentences of "[coord] they [vb past] a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 And they took a long time making it .
2 And they took a long time serving it .
3 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 .
4 Dunbar took Madeleine and they had a marvellous time , or so Aubrey said . ’
5 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 …
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