Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | My very sincere thanks to everyone involved in the Art in Nature Competition — thank you for choosing me , and giving me the opportunity to spend a little time on this magic island , which so generously allowed me to paint , and to enjoy , its special beauty . |
| 2 | In Rome , an advert for a laundry reads : ‘ Ladies , leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time . ’ |
| 3 | Suppose that the contract contains a simple time limit clause such as : The Buyer will notify the Seller of any claim it may have against the Seller for breach of contract within three days of delivery and that the seller delivers short of the required quantity and the goods are later found to suffer from a latent defect . |
| 4 | The decision to appoint a full time teacher will mean day classes can continue . |
| 5 | If the University requires a prime time slot on , for example , a Saturday , it may be necessary for the Club to seek sponsorship . |
| 6 | In short , not only does the user have a better time , the support desk gets far fewer calls to come and deal with apparent equipment failures . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , the driver spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
| 8 | The seal spent a long time underwater , thinking . |
| 9 | It seemed to Lefevre that the splash took a long time in coming . |
| 10 | The girl spent a long time wondering whether she could pluck up courage to mention she 'd thought of going to the Swimming Gala if her mother really felt there was nothing she could do . |
| 11 | ‘ The coach arrived a long time ago ! |
| 12 | Most parents graduate to giving one warning after the initial command so that the child has a little time in which to respond but parents need to be very careful that they do n't lapse into nagging to get the child to comply again . |
| 13 | All money purchase schemes are potentially unpredictable , and are especially likely to lose value through monetary inflation ( and not least if the annuitant lives a long time ) unless the annuity is fully index-linked , which is not the case under present legislation . |
| 14 | The process takes a little time to grasp but very soon you will quickly put down on paper a series of " main points " . |
| 15 | The Cage disappeared a long time ago in the past , leaving whoever buys the property , a clear view across the Chilterns into the future . |
| 16 | He was a perfectionist , and the job took a long time . |
| 17 | When the phone rings a third time answer it . |
| 18 | The stitching takes a long time and hurts Stig a lot more than it hurts the rest of us . |
| 19 | THE head went a long time ago , then it was the legs — but on Thursday night it was Martina Navratilova 's heart that had gone from her game . |
| 20 | Couple this with a quality assessment system which is riddled with jargon and technical description and the caterer has a hard time deciding what he or she is going to buy and from which company . |
| 21 | The chemicals are water-borne and the timber takes a long time to dry out . |
| 22 | I would ask everyone involved in the game to allow a little time for these changes to settle in both with players and referees . |
| 23 | Fifteen minutes were to pass before the bell rang a second time , succeeded by that awful rattle . |
| 24 | As the bell rang a third time to indicate the beginning of lessons , the girls moved into four groups around four tables , and the teachers came into the room to start the Bible class . |
| 25 | The embrace lasted a long time . |
| 26 | The train stood a long time in Gloucester Road station , for no apparent reason . |
| 27 | The Government faces a difficult time as it prepares to get its legislation on student loans through Parliament . |
| 28 | The five members of the jury had a difficult time choosing the winner from the eight finalists , says Colin Bruder , general manager of Guinness GmbH . |
| 29 | Although their choice of dishes was less than adventurous — they all chose Britain 's favourite curry chicken tikka masala ( £6.25 with £1.60 pilau rice ) apart from Rosemary Lamont , who opted for lamb pasanda ( £6.10 ) — the foursome had a riotous time by all accounts . |
| 30 | The poem is too long to quote in its entirety here , but the opening lines should provide a suitable contrast with " The retreate " : Here , a particular incident in the past is being recalled ; so the bulk of the poem has a content time which is separate from the coding time . |