Example sentences of "[vb past] an [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember myself , one time we had we had two grand fields and it were They were almost ripe when it came an awful time of rain , and they were just a sort of flattened . |
| 2 | The moon was full , the sky clear ; it seemed an ideal time for the manifestation of ghosts . |
| 3 | They have done a little bit of redecorating , such as in the hallway where they put up a pretty floral paper with a wide matching border at dado level , and hung an original time recorder clock , made in Leeds and bought from an antique shop in Leigh-on-Sea . |
| 4 | On 28 February 1984 , with the Special Commissioners ' leave , W raised an extended time limit assessment on Stipplechoice for the period 1 February 1977 to 25 October 1977 . |
| 5 | Robert Beard from Manchester South Pest Control , achieved an incredible time and beat everyone else in 31.36 seconds , Jonathon Hume from Birmingham South won the whole event . |
| 6 | President Reagan spent an inordinate time in trying to destabilise the Sandinistas by arming the contra rebels . |
| 7 | Boswell spent an energetic time on Raasay ; he walked almost the entire island and had his dance on top of Dun Can . |
| 8 | Thurow 's ( 1984 ) investigation of a conglomerate with thirty subsidiaries revealed an average time horizon of 2.8 years , hardly adequate for planning investments in processes with lifespans covering several product-generations ! |
| 9 | It took an interminable time . |
| 10 | The glass lift took an interminable time arriving and as they descended , Nicholas felt as exposed as Saint Sebastian . |
| 11 | The final whistle brought an anxious time while the players waited for their rivals ' results . |
| 12 | All in all , the winner of the Periodical Publishers Association Consumer Magazine of the Year Award had an anxious time , along with everyone else , in the first 11 months of the year , which is as far as we go . |
| 13 | HELLINGBOROUGH centre-half , JOE STOREY , had an embarrassing time on a recent visit to SCRIMLEY ARSENAL . |
| 14 | It came in India in 1974–5 when he began with 93 and 107 ; this proved to be something of a false dawn and he had an unhappy time in Australia in 1975–6 , but he worked on his technique and finally established himself in England in 1976 with 592 runs at 65 , including a century in each innings on a poor Old Trafford pitch . |
| 15 | Johnston had an unhappy time at Rangers after returning from French club Metz and his subsequent move to Everton has not yet proved a great success . |
| 16 | Hepzibah says when they lived in Norfolk she had an awful time looking after him because he was always in fights and he was young then , too young to hurt anyone much . |
| 17 | ‘ You must go , ’ she said , ‘ I had an awful time persuading him to see you . |
| 18 | Looking at the team — Lukic had an awful time last year , was as bad as when we got relegated . |
| 19 | He 's only a seven month old pup and the thieves probably had an easy time luring him away . |
| 20 | Susan came down for breakfast today , and they had an exciting time opening their parcels , for their father 's illness had prevented their making friends in the neighbourhood ; but there was plenty to do and talk about , and they steadfastly refused to give way to the depression that naturally overcame them at times . |
| 21 | I 've fished in the Soviet Arctic and in Argentina for example , but just recently had an enjoyable time with the lures in Australia , in Hobart , Tasmania , to be precise . |
| 22 | And there , apparently , had an idyllic time . |
| 23 | On the Saturday Mum grabbed the opportunity to head for the shops , while the rest of us had an interesting time choosing a tennis racquet for Roland to give to me for my birthday — a generous present and already in use . |