Example sentences of "[prep] a good time " in BNC.

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1 ‘ She was found out by a couple o' the local lads who went over Charin' Cross fer a good time .
2 But for those who do n't share his views , the crude sloganeering keeps getting in the way of a good time .
3 Whatever you choose , you 're sure of a good time .
4 World starvation was halted in its tracks , Henry became a hero of the gossip columns , and everybody had one hell of a good time .
5 Mellor 's office in life may have been the big attraction , but it also got in the way of a good time .
6 My idea was partly to make sure of a good time , as I have always had there , and partly to set the tone for my future articles .
7 Inside the bedroom , Lizzy found out what Joey 's idea of a good time was .
8 Perfectly placed for the man from the city whose idea of a good time was to get a Roe or a Red in his telescopic sights and blast it with a soft-nosed slug .
9 Something so trivial really did get in the way of a good time , yet none of the children , still bopping away , would have got their vests in such a twist .
10 ‘ I am hopeful of a good time but there are a lot of factors which influence the outcome of a marathon including the weather and , most importantly , how a runner feels on the day .
11 Trying to vamp a bunch of vagrant whales in the Pentland Firth in March armed only with a waterproof tannoy and a box of plain-wrapped tapes is not everyone 's idea of a good time .
12 Wha wha what 's your idea of a good time Sharon something exciting for Grantham ?
13 In the meantime , my thirteenth birthday was coming up , and it seemed like a good time to revive my request for the perfect present : a bird of prey .
14 ‘ It seems like a good time to — ’ At the cynical lift of his eyebrows her voice trailed off .
15 HAYDN-LOVERS are in for a good time this autumn : coming up are the Haydn at Esterhaza concerts at the Wigmore Hall ( part of the Magyarok Britain Salutes Hungary Festival ) ; already on display is the Haydn and England exhibition at the British Library ; and just started is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 's QEH Haydn series concentrating on his late choral works .
16 When Julie Christie , that blonde in Billy Liar , appears as the fashion model of the British-financed Darling ( 1965 ) , Schlesinger remains as distant from his central character , a woman who plays with the emotions of many men and destroys her own happiness by her quest for a good time , as he had from Vic or Billy .
17 They had been subdued in the Occupation years , but now went into the sixieme for a good time .
18 At night the harbour lights up and the atmosphere becomes electric as the streets of Aghios Nikolaos fill up with people looking for a good time in the restaurants , bars and discos .
19 In his quest for a good time , Reid partied and drank his way through his considerable salary .
20 ‘ We are here for a good time , it is n't a crusade , but we want to win , ’ said Masters champion Couples .
21 And Couples warned : ‘ We are here for a good time , but we want to win .
22 Sailors from off the boats would be looking for a good time and public bars would resound to the sound of many voices .
23 From what she had read in the diary , it seemed any boy with a pleasing face and the latest clothes was in for a good time .
24 I sold it and used the money for a good time . "
25 She wondered how many were selling information , and how many were dupes looking for a good time .
26 But I do n't expect you to believe I was simply looking for a good time .
27 ‘ Out for a good time ?
28 We will help those that we have to help legally , or perhaps those whom people want to help , but we will not have foisted upon us those who come here for a good time and a good life .
29 A TOTALLY PSYCHEDELIC GUY , aged 16 , who lives for a good time is out to see if there are any zany females into Pink Floyd , Cult and The Who .
30 And the relief of seeing this woman out for a good time , smoking dope , getting drunk , flirting and still not deserving to be raped !
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