Example sentences of "[noun] be a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others have to be left until the weather improves and/or we have some more time ; even so , spring is a good time to rethink your routine and perhaps make next winter easier to get through . |
| 2 | They were a fellow short , and the start of the autumn term is a terrible time to get a replacement . |
| 3 | But three months is a long time in Euro-politics . |
| 4 | ‘ Ten months is a long time to be apart and then to be brought together to compete against such a good , experienced team as the Lions , ’ said Grant Fox , New Zealand 's masterly goal kicker . |
| 5 | ‘ If he was a priority , six months is a long time , especially for a child . |
| 6 | ‘ For instance , 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays is a good time to go out with the TV detector van because EastEnders is on . |
| 7 | Nizan 's apprenticeship was a testing time . |
| 8 | Winter is a good time for fieldwork . |
| 9 | July is a busy time of preparation ! |
| 10 | ‘ I expect that to be the same this time , but a fortnight away from Russia is a long time and things change so quickly , ’ said the bespectacled runner . |
| 11 | N. Skating with the team at Bury was a good time ? |
| 12 | It took only minutes for Lubor to drive her to her hotel , but as she thanked him for lunch and he handed her back her parcel , he replied , ‘ Lunch was a happy time for me also , ’ and did n't waste a moment to enquire , ‘ Shall we have a happy dinner together this evening ? ’ |
| 13 | The old Lords ' Act was a long time a-dying ; and non-traders were still unable to claim the benefits of bankruptcy open to traders . |
| 14 | Bootlegging was a long time ago when er the people was n't allowed |
| 15 | Saturday morning , 20 December was a worrying time for Jane Holt . |
| 16 | If a week is a long time in politics , two days were a long time in the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's life last week . |
| 17 | ‘ The first week or 10 days is a critical time , but they all have a good chance of survival . |
| 18 | Retirement is an ideal time to take stock and consider which habits are worth acquiring , now that there is plenty of time for regular exercise and for preparing nutritious food . |
| 19 | But two weeks is a long time when the markets believe that the Government has no clear policy . |
| 20 | Five weeks is a long time to spend on a boat with only 20 people , and the scientists traded stories and theories the entire time . |
| 21 | Yeah , but eight weeks is a long time . |
| 22 | THE immediate post-Christmas and New Year period is an opportune time to check your weight and count the excess pounds put on after the festive holiday — and a time to count the cost to your health and make a serious attempt to reduce the surplus . |
| 23 | This evening is a good time for friendships and romance , but do not be too intense . |
| 24 | This evening is a good time for friendships and romance , but do not be too intense . |
| 25 | Evening is a good time for friendships and romance , but do not be too intense . |
| 26 | The ‘ Beeb ’ has been kind to its commentators — thirty years is a long time in television — and they in turn have served it well , adjusting cleverly to the growing informality of broadcasting without ever quite forgetting the august institution in which ‘ they serve ’ . |
| 27 | Gover is matter-of-fact about it , but 61 years is a long time . |
| 28 | In the beginning Lorna 's illustrious co-stars frequently appeared ; Paul Newman came once , Jo remembered , but three years is a long time in Hollywood and now lunches were becoming more intimate . |
| 29 | Three years is a long time in world politics . |
| 30 | Twenty years is a long time in the development of sexual experience . |