Example sentences of "be [verb] a very [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are forecasting a very exciting time developing our activities in London and we will continue to gear our services to the clients requirements and ensure that our approach is a refreshing change . ’ |
| 2 | I had been given a very short time to assimilate the books of poetry and to write the review : a time-limit that would have been almost impossible for me to meet today , so much more sluggish has my mind become ; but I felt that if Eliot thought I could do the job , it was doubtless within my capacity . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , we are having a very nice time , thank you . ’ |
| 4 | Another aim , often hinted at , but rarely stated explicitly , was to counter the threat of early sexual and marital relationships — to help the young people ‘ when they are having a very hard time , physically and often morally ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ Bangkok , Islamabad , Kabul , Bogotá , Miami , Mexico City , Tijuana , San Diego , Bahamas , Ocho Rios , Ankara , Sofia — Andropulos playing both sides of the fence with those last two , the ethnic Turks are having a very bad time in Bulgaria just now , but Andropulos would n't let that interfere with his business interests — and Amsterdam . |
| 6 | This has had its effects on tourism and many Welsh attractions are having a very lean time . |
| 7 | The hon. Gentleman need not think that there is any military support for the idea that in the past the Navy has argued for a three-boat solution , and he will be given a very rough time by the Navy if he makes such a suggestion . |
| 8 | By fraction is meant a very short time indeed . |
| 9 | Like all other departments we have been established a very long time and therefore have the experience and the knowledge in dealing with lettings . |
| 10 | I knew in one case that every Saturday morning I would get a letter from a lad who was having a very trying time at an operational training unit , and he begged me week after week , I eventually relented and brought him back ; he nearly went through and completed a second Pathfinder tour . |
| 11 | A barman who saw the dance at Berwick 's Quarterbeck Club said last night : ‘ She was having a very enjoyable time and was clearly the life and soul of the party . |