Example sentences of "to [be] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Toby seemed to be gone a long time , but I was n't measuring time very accurately . |
| 2 | ‘ It seems to be taking a long time , ’ Omi observed . |
| 3 | Muldoon seemed to be taking a long time over his coffee . |
| 4 | ‘ These lights seem to be taking a long time to change ’ |
| 5 | Watching the door , Lucy stood waiting for them to emerge again , but their exit appeared to be taking a long time to eventuate . |
| 6 | They never seem to be having a great time . |
| 7 | I mean , she seemed to be having a good time . |
| 8 | We 're supposed to be having a good time today ! ’ |
| 9 | That she appeared to be having a marvellous time in Jamaica and was being hopelessly indulged by Dunbar had elicited no more than a shrug of Harry 's shoulders and a vague comment about his being delighted she was having such a good time . |
| 10 | Mr Culley is said to be having a hard time coming to terms with what has happened . |
| 11 | He set up the TV Times coverage , and we all pretended to be having a wonderful time for the benefit of the camera . |