Example sentences of "[adv] have a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , however , a bond only has a short time left to maturity , it will be much more liquid : its market price will be near its face value . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , apparently she only has a short time to live ; David came back to be with her — he 's even living at Brooklands . ’ |
| 3 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's like a holiday camp sometimes and we are all having a good time . |
| 5 | No-one very serious about anyone else , just a crowd of friends all having a good time , walking up the mountain on a lovely day , drinking the spring water and having a picnic . |
| 6 | I get a lot of enjoyment from doing it , this is the biggest we 've been involved in and we 're all having a good time . |
| 7 | The innovation of Private Eye ensured that deference , if not quite dead , would henceforth have a hard time . |
| 8 | She 's obviously having a wonderful time . |
| 9 | Well , enough to have a good time in the back row at the pictures anyway , ’ and she had certainly not elaborated . |
| 10 | A lot of the stone went to build houses for the local peasants , who apparently had a tough time . |
| 11 | At the time I had no other reason to come home , but when I heard my mother only had a short time left it was the only place I wanted to be . ’ |
| 12 | Bearing this in mind and the fact that you only have a limited time to see it all , we 've put together these special tours . |
| 13 | ‘ We only have a short time , ’ Ell said . |
| 14 | They 've uncovered the remains of a first century village and graveyard … but they only have a short time to dig up the relics , before work continues on a pipeline straight through the site . |
| 15 | They 've uncovered the remains of a first century village and graveyard … but they only have a short time to dig up the relics , before work continues on a pipeline straight through the site . |
| 16 | ‘ So have a good time , ’ she told him , recovering , and went to help him pack … |
| 17 | I 've just had a bad time . |
| 18 | ‘ The victims were just having a good time . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ They 're just having a good time . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm just having a hard time indentifying you with a business legendary for its ‘ wise old men ’ . |
| 21 | It 's one of the busiest nightspots in the Mediterranean and the streets are simply crowded from dusk onwards with young people going about the serious business of enjoying themselves , socialising , trying the local brew , ‘ discovating ’ and generally having a good time until the early hours of the morning ! |
| 22 | Come dusk the place starts to come alive and the narrow streets behind the harbour , with it 's vast array of magnificent wood-built sailing cruisers , turn into a huge open air jamboree with everybody jostling , shopping , eating , drinking and generally having a good time . |
| 23 | They talked for ages , making each other laugh , finding shared points of view , generally having a good time — until Vitor realised he was overdue back at the track . |
| 24 | They were talking and laughing and generally having a good time . |
| 25 | THE other snaps show Fergie diving into a pool , affectionately massaging Mr Bryan 's bald head with suntan oil and generally having a swell time . |
| 26 | ‘ If someone looks like they 're not having a good time , or they look like they 're acting , the tape is rejected . |
| 27 | ‘ If someone looks like they 're not having a good time , or they 're looking at their watch , or they look like they 're acting , then the tape is rejected . ’ |
| 28 | Well actually it jus , he 's not having a bad time . |
| 29 | Apart from this defeat in Africa , Hitler 's Germany was not having a happy time . |
| 30 | Everybody tries desperately to have a good time , but it never really happens . |