Example sentences of "and [pron] have a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 They get top coaching and everyone has a great time . ’
2 I sold the jewels I was wearing and de Michelet and I had a splendid time until the money was gone .
3 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 .
4 TIMOTHY and I had a wonderful time in Lourdes and I feel so much comfort from it .
5 Zoe describes herself as ‘ a chameleon ’ ‘ I do what I like and I have a good time doing it . ’
6 ‘ So I just see myself passing through and meeting all these people along the way , like , and I have a good time .
7 ‘ Lovejoy is fun and I have a great time doing it . ’
8 Yes , well there is another man and she 's told Paul frankly she 's lapping up the attention , he 's taking her out for meals and their having a good time together you know , why its great , but as soon as he 's paid for , for the goods and got , got the goods , the chaps going to go off looking for another .
9 Er but then she worked went to work in a munitions factory in Kilburn and she had a marvellous time .
10 It was so neat and we had a good time .
11 ‘ He is a good golfer and we had a good time . ’
12 I was happy at school , with lots of friends , and we had a good time .
13 ‘ 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 . ’
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 She took me to meet the Fellowship she helps to lead and we had a lovely time of worship together .
17 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 .
18 Dunbar took Madeleine and they had a marvellous time , or so Aubrey said . ’
19 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 …
20 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 .
21 ‘ It was a great day and everybody had a good time , ’ said publicity manager Poul Gosney .
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 It has a geography , often in three dimensions , and it has a fast-moving time dimension .
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