Example sentences of "and [pers pn] had a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | I sold the jewels I was wearing and de Michelet and I had a splendid time until the money was gone . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | TIMOTHY and I had a wonderful time in Lourdes and I feel so much comfort from it . |
4 | Er but then she worked went to work in a munitions factory in Kilburn and she had a marvellous time . |
5 | It was so neat and we had a good time . |
6 | ‘ He is a good golfer and we had a good time . ’ |
7 | I was happy at school , with lots of friends , and we had a good time . |
8 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
9 | 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 . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | She took me to meet the Fellowship she helps to lead and we had a lovely time of worship together . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | Dunbar took Madeleine and they had a marvellous time , or so Aubrey said . ’ |
14 | 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 … |
15 | 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 . |