Example sentences of "has [verb] [art] [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | In the early studies we chose to look at them twenty-four hours after training on the grounds that any structural change would take time to build up , ; more recently he has pushed the earliest time at which changes can be found back to as little as an hour after the bird pecks the bead . |
2 | Waiting in the third round could be fourth seed Boris Becker , who has had a torrid time in the build-up to the French Championships but who has a good chance to find his feet with a first round match against 579th-ranked French wild card Nicolas Escude . |
3 | The former Charlton youngster has had a harrowing time at Wednesday since his £250,000 move in January last year — but is aiming to finally win over the Hillsborough boo-boys . |
4 | Bowater has had a miserable time since joining the Footsie last week , the share price falling a good 10 p.c . |
5 | But we also remember how that was n't sustained , and the cynical political fix of the Tories a few months later , that for the moment has coped with the government 's political crisis , and temporarily has bought a little time for a few pits . |
6 | It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived . |
7 | It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement . |
8 | ‘ She has waited a long time for rest . |
9 | Clough has waited a long time for a decent run to establish himself after more than two years as squad makeweight . |