Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is much cheaper to spend a little longer thinking about them beforehand and getting them right the first time rather than the second , third or fourth time around . |
| 2 | ‘ To begin with , I 've been on my own a long time , and the longer one is alone the more used to it and the more choosy one becomes . |
| 3 | You complain about your friends never coming to see you , but when they do come , you give them such a hard time it 's hardly surprising they stay away . |
| 4 | ‘ Because it took me such a long time to find you . ’ |
| 5 | She admitted that , ‘ even though you knew that what you said did n't matter ’ , it was a daunting experience ; in fact ‘ afterwards , counsel apologised for giving me such a hard time ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ But he gave me such a hard time when I was unfaithful . ’ |
| 7 | Why have you been giving me such a hard time for the past ten minutes ? ’ |
| 8 | Yeah , but anything she does takes her such a long time , I mean like the ironing like |
| 9 | Sh and people here give her such a hard time I mean like the blokes are always say oh God , you know , that troll and everything but I |
| 10 | ‘ Be a good girl and be sure to thank Cindy 's mother for giving you such a lovely time . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ In as much as I cringe at the thought of making you sick a second time , yes . |
| 12 | When I 'm not with you I find myself thinking about you all the bloody time . ’ |
| 13 | I 've known them all a long time and I love 'em … |
| 14 | But , having said that , there is no system in the world , whether it be in government , outside it , public-sector , private-sector , wherever it may be , which is going to get everything right the whole time . |
| 15 | ‘ Anyway , I am sure he would not find anyone who would give him such a good time . |
| 16 | How could they be after knowing him such a short time ? |
| 17 | And why was it that this deep empathy with the hard done by inspired her to give him such a hard time ? |
| 18 | Rocky introduced them as Carl Wood , Jubal Cantrell and Austen Parker , but Jim Miller would have recognised the latter two as Jube and Red , the pair who had baited him and given him such a hard time before Rocky 's intervention had rescued him . |
| 19 | More like a volcano erupting than a steam engine blowing its top , Nick always said , but he was touchy about it because it made him sick the first time . |
| 20 | A professional photographer 's livelihood is dependent on getting it right the first time and most are members of either the Master Photographers Association or the British Institute of Professional Photography . |
| 21 | Much more cost effective is n't it if things to be done once rather than have to do reading them two or three times and generally the reason that things are repeated a number of times is that perhaps people are not really quite sure or not that that are systems , yet productivity the better trained people are people who can do things , get it right the first time and they can do more work ca n't they than somebody else you are not having to pick it up as the manager responsible and put mistakes right . |
| 22 | ‘ If I were you I 'd get it right the first time . ’ |
| 23 | I did n't really think I should advise , except to say , ‘ I got it right last time I did it — I hope you get it right the first time you do it ’ . |
| 24 | It is a vastly complex process and unless you get it right in one , you will never live to tell the tale , to get it right the next time , in order to ‘ evolve ’ the skill ! |
| 25 | There are N C V O members and staff , my fellow honorary officers and executive members , and so many others who have made it such a rewarding time . |
| 26 | He wanted to do his best the first time he performed , and knew he was not in peak condition . |
| 27 | Many ailments , especially viral ones such as Fish Pox , can make themselves apparent a long time after purchase : in other words , unless you go the whole hog , like the very top Koi-keepers , quarantine is no guarantee that all will be well . |
| 28 | Christine said , ‘ He 's using ‘ Du' ’ to address us , as though he 's known us all a long time . ’ |