Example sentences of "have a [adv] lean time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gentlemen of the press had had a fairly lean time of it so far . |
| 2 | This has had its effects on tourism and many Welsh attractions are having a very lean time . |
| 3 | Rhodes , in fact , had a fairly lean time as a batsman in the World Cup , with the one exception being a stirring 43 off 36 overs in the semi-final game against England . |
| 4 | USAC was fine and Mario was a star there , but to be a real star in America , you have to win Indianapolis , and that was one place , Mario recalls , where he had a really lean time of it . |
| 5 | Some galleries , for example , thrive on holiday trade whilst others have a rather lean time through the summer months . |
| 6 | They have a very lean time of it in winter , and if the spring grass does not come to their succour , they die in large numbers . |