Example sentences of "[noun] have a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | But with the Germans having a torrid time at the back as Wednesday 's attacking momentum gained pace , backed by fanatical Hillsborough support , substitute Thomas Zeyer pulled the trigger . |
| 32 | There have been a number of unfortunate and avoidable confrontations over the years , brought on by the profanities bellowed out by climbers having a hard time on the shady cliff . |
| 33 | In Rome , an advert for a laundry reads : ‘ Ladies , leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time . ’ |
| 34 | And of course having a good time . |
| 35 | A young Paul Gascoigne has a torrid time of it at the hands of the opposition in a league football match back in 1989 . |
| 36 | Couple this with a quality assessment system which is riddled with jargon and technical description and the caterer has a hard time deciding what he or she is going to buy and from which company . |
| 37 | In the height of the season , Kavos is teeming with young people having a good time . |
| 38 | But nice , attractive , desexualised people having a bad time makes for a ‘ white bread ’ product , a cop-out . |
| 39 | The staff had a hard time assuring him that is was all make-believe . |
| 40 | And erm you know I know that was one difficulty , that people had a long time to wait for repairs . |
| 41 | People had a good time and Peter 's reputation grew . |
| 42 | Grunte said that by and large most people had a jolly time , although there was , perhaps , a shade too much speechifying . |
| 43 | Last summer , after joining them from Northants , the Hull-born seamer and world-record-holding non-batsman had a dispiriting time which left him with only 23 Britannic Assurance Championship wickets at a cost of almost 49 runs apiece . |
| 44 | Do n't let's just say drugs are bad , because for every one that has a bad time , and some people have a terrible time , you say some people die , I accept that . |
| 45 | ‘ There are ways night people have a better time , Richard . |
| 46 | The poem is too long to quote in its entirety here , but the opening lines should provide a suitable contrast with " The retreate " : Here , a particular incident in the past is being recalled ; so the bulk of the poem has a content time which is separate from the coding time . |
| 47 | ‘ I know McCallen had a quick time late last night when he took the Honda out in the 250cc practice with the number crossed out but , of course , his speed on that occasion was purely unofficial . ’ |
| 48 | Although their choice of dishes was less than adventurous — they all chose Britain 's favourite curry chicken tikka masala ( £6.25 with £1.60 pilau rice ) apart from Rosemary Lamont , who opted for lamb pasanda ( £6.10 ) — the foursome had a riotous time by all accounts . |
| 49 | Before the 1967 Act the labs had a hard time of it , I can tell you , when all scientific evidence had to be given orally . |
| 50 | It was so much worse for her because all the other boys did turn up , and her friends had a lovely time with their partners . |
| 51 | The five members of the jury had a difficult time choosing the winner from the eight finalists , says Colin Bruder , general manager of Guinness GmbH . |
| 52 | Fortunately the weather was excellent on the day and all players had a tremendous time . ’ |
| 53 | When it first launched the Prolinea last summer , Compaq had a hard time meeting demand for the box . |
| 54 | You sell your time for money to have a better time in the unsold hours . |
| 55 | We want the children to have a good time , and may be encouraging them to shout , but this then creates problems if some order needs to be restored because the children are too wound up . |
| 56 | ‘ But Father and the other men had a great time at the headman 's — getting blind drunk on the raksi that they bought with the proceeds . ’ |
| 57 | Unfortunately , there is no word for hinge in Sesotho and Father George had a tough time trying to translate . |
| 58 | The three Corporals had a dull time in Lille and would often invite prostitutes in from the town to cheer up their afternoons . |
| 59 | A new song , ‘ Pussy Cat Meow ’ , celebrates them and a dream Kier had a long time ago . |
| 60 | While some data is yet to be confirmed , hardware had a bad time in 1992 . |