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Example sentences of "[vb base] a [adj] time " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	You want a good time , do n't you — with the flesh-pots of Egypt thrown in !
2	The , councillor I am not passionate about getting rid of union representation , what I am passionate about is union members paying for their own representation , not me , not the people out there , if they want a full time union official let them pay for it but do n't expect other people to pick up the bill , it 's ludicrous er to er put that sort of money in our budget .
3	mimics them and that , oh I hate that , I hate that as I say a few times I thought to myself I do not like
4	I met Leonard Elmhirst a few times in his old age .
5	Indulging in litigation may mean that you have to expend substantial sums of money and wait a long time before achieving victory ; to lose could prove very costly .
6	It is my experience that whenever I try to combine shooting and ferreting I wait a long time for the chance of a shot , then there is something else to be done .
7	Is he aware that even when people are examined , are found to have cataracts and wait a long time for the operation , some of them — such as a 91-year-old constituent of mine — are told that Royal Oldham hospital , which has been granted trust status , does not have the money to provide the necessary medicines and has money to help only the elderly ?
8	I mean you 've got to try and keep yourself afloat , and then even that 's not going to help you , if nobody comes along and picks you up either , so I mean that But I mean I I did n't Oh well I Suppose I could say I gave up hope a few times but obviously if you s The struggle to survive comes through in the long run , and I mean it 's it 's not easy to give up hope ,
9	So far as Government Bills are concerned , it is no exaggeration to say that the substantial task of legislating will have been largely discharged before the Bill is even read a first time in the House in which it is introduced ( Bills may normally be introduced in either House , thence proceeding to the other ) .
10	If carried , which is rare , the member has leave to present his Bill which is then read a first time in the usual way .
11	When the time comes , the Minister stands up and moves ‘ that the Bill be now read a second time ’ .
12	Mr. Wilson : I beg to move , That the clause be now read a Second time .
13	Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question , That the Bill be now read a Second time
14	Question put , That the Bill be now read a Second time :
15	I beg to move , That the Bill be now read a Second time .
16	Question put , That the Bill be now read a Second time :
17	I beg to move , That the Bill be now read a Second time .
18	Bill accordingly read a Second time .
19	I beg to move , That the Bill be now read a Second time .
20	I beg to move , That the Bill be now read a Second time .
21	I beg to move , That the Bill be now read a Second time I believe that there will be a consensus across the House on the Bill .
22	I beg to move , That the Bill be now read a Second time .
23	There was a long pause , the kind of pause that winners always display as they create a little time to savour their victory .
24	There are others who are not too worried about that , but who crave a good time .
25	The tourists anticipate a harder time than recent evidence in Welsh and Irish rugby might have suggested to them .
26	She washed her face a second time after stepping out of the shower and left the bathroom confident that no trace of her weeping was visible .
27	Troops face a tough time from bandits and war lords .
28	And I mean a long time ! ’
29	Even though I make fun of it , and it 's not my favourite music , that does n't mean that it 's less valid than bands who last a long time , especially if it is enjoyed .
30	The Triton tubes are more expensive , but they provide a great deal of light for their size , they last a long time and they do not fade with age .