Example sentences of "had [verb] [pers pn] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Street Duties sergeant at the police station had given him a hard time . |
| 2 | Dennis had given us a rough time in the previous two Tests and so I started to chat to him to get him in a favourable mood for when it was our turn to bat . |
| 3 | It had taken her a long time to get over that . |
| 4 | It had taken him a long time to adjust himself to this , but now it no longer irritated him , and he felt only pity for his wife . |
| 5 | Ken Stevens loved both his girls and Rachel knew it had taken him a long time to come to terms with Jennifer 's illness ; she doubted he would ever forgive David Markham for walking out on her at such a crucial time . |