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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	The G M B and other unions , but principally the G M B cos that 's one I 'm concerned about , needs to pressurize councillors and officers because councillors and officers have been bombarded with almost as much legislation as the trade unions have had from the Tory government and most of them actually just want an easy time , so you 've got to hassle them , you got to harass them what they do .
4	Mealtimes provide an ideal time to use your pet 's name in order to attract its attention .
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	The quantitative details of classical electromagnetism yield an estimated time of about 10 -8 seconds for this collapse to occur .
9	But if they nevertheless persist in making that perambulation in the manner aforesaid , we must endure it for the present , and await an opportune time to amend it .
10	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 ) .
11	If carried , which is rare , the member has leave to present his Bill which is then read a first time in the usual way .
12	When the time comes , the Minister stands up and moves ‘ that the Bill be now read a second time ’ .
13	Mr. Wilson : I beg to move , That the clause be now read a Second time .
14	Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question , That the Bill be now read a Second time
15	Question put , That the Bill be now read a Second time :
16	I beg to move , That the Bill be now read a Second time .
17	Question put , That the Bill be now read a Second time :
18	I beg to move , That the Bill be now read a Second time .
19	Bill accordingly 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 .
22	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 .
23	I beg to move , That the Bill be now read a Second time .
24	There was a long pause , the kind of pause that winners always display as they create a little time to savour their victory .
25	There are others who are not too worried about that , but who crave a good time .
26	The tourists anticipate a harder time than recent evidence in Welsh and Irish rugby might have suggested to them .
27	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 .
28	Troops face a tough time from bandits and war lords .
29	And I mean a long time ! ’
30	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 .