Example sentences of "and [noun] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | Procedure in the High Court remains complex and cases take a considerable time to come to trial . |
2 | The engine box had a centre ‘ handle ’ and Ian took a long time sighting his chimney by this . |
3 | For example , the sanctions against non-members have played an important part in sustaining trade unions through difficult conflicts with employers : ‘ scab ’ labourers and strike-breakers have a hard time . |
4 | Erm I think Joe and Ray had a great time . |
5 | Cardiff was , of course , built on mud flats , and nature takes a long time to change . |
6 | Even when you were small and Lizzie had a bad time of it , I saw to you . |
7 | He and Claudia spent a long time talking to the police and to the accused man . |
8 | Both Law and Baxter liked a good time , but language problems , an over-attentive press and the sheer tedium of living in a big city hotel , conspired against them . |
9 | The box and pyrotechnics take a long time to set up , so we ca n't rehearse and have to hope it will be all right on the night . |
10 | Men and women need a peaceful time to be still and know the presence of God . |
11 | We were just father and son having a good time . |
12 | Heidrick and Struggles had a difficult time when the founders , Gardner Heidrick and John Struggles , left the firm in the early 1980s and there was a period of turmoil until an international partnership structure emerged . |