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 ! |