Example sentences of "[adj -er] time of [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the two , Mr Yates , who will be 81 in November and has been in Congress almost without a break since he was first elected in 1948 , had the easier time of it . |
| 2 | Do you not agree that you writers have had an easier time of it than we in the West , in a closed society where your cultural values are protected , albeit at a price ? |
| 3 | The " lesser widows " had an easier time of it . |
| 4 | You know , they have a nicer time of it here altogether do n't they ? |
| 5 | But he has been very loving this summer and much cast down by the failure of the Italian cause and I will not grudge him a livelier time of it in Rome . |
| 6 | In some ways , thought Henry , the man with whom Donald had been confused seemed to have had a better time of it . |
| 7 | The locals , in theory , should have a better time of it , the grapevine telling them where the ice is best . |
| 8 | You 'll probably be better paid , and have a better time of it . ’ |
| 9 | In Ipswich , the Amberstone Bookshop was having a better time of it after a steady year , supported by some strong local titles . |
| 10 | At either end of the beach , where the sea beats directly on the face of the cliffs , the crabs have a harder time of it . |