Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] an [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the first quarter of this year the unit share taken by direct selling manufacturers hit an all time high of 36% , up from 34% in the fourth quarter of 1991 ( source : Romtec ) . |
| 2 | Thurow 's ( 1984 ) investigation of a conglomerate with thirty subsidiaries revealed an average time horizon of 2.8 years , hardly adequate for planning investments in processes with lifespans covering several product-generations ! |
| 3 | But Ball 's former Neath team-mate Paul Jackson had an unhappier time in his only his third League game for Aberavon . |
| 4 | Boswell spent an energetic time on Raasay ; he walked almost the entire island and had his dance on top of Dun Can . |
| 5 | President Reagan spent an inordinate time in trying to destabilise the Sandinistas by arming the contra rebels . |
| 6 | The glass lift took an interminable time arriving and as they descended , Nicholas felt as exposed as Saint Sebastian . |
| 7 | PROFITS reached an all time high for the Food & Agriculture Division announced by for the year ending December 31 , 1992 . |
| 8 | The final whistle brought an anxious time while the players waited for their rivals ' results . |
| 9 | ( I 'm sure the Ancient Mariner had an easier time . ) |
| 10 | ‘ Team spirit reached an all time low on this one , but at least we did n't come to blows , ’ added Chris . |
| 11 | Johnston had an unhappy time at Rangers after returning from French club Metz and his subsequent move to Everton has not yet proved a great success . |
| 12 | Looking at the team — Lukic had an awful time last year , was as bad as when we got relegated . |
| 13 | All in all , the winner of the Periodical Publishers Association Consumer Magazine of the Year Award had an anxious time , along with everyone else , in the first 11 months of the year , which is as far as we go . |
| 14 | On 28 February 1984 , with the Special Commissioners ' leave , W raised an extended time limit assessment on Stipplechoice for the period 1 February 1977 to 25 October 1977 . |