Example sentences of "[verb] [det] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | MIND realised this a long time ago . |
| 2 | He laughed wryly , walking over to the window to stare at the view she had enjoyed such a short time before . |
| 3 | These victims are also quite evidently vermin too , like the foxes , hares , rats , badgers and defeated boxers that are given such a hard time in the established sports of Old England . |
| 4 | That they did not do and now the leader of the council said well they 're trying to get down to the standard spending assessment at last , he could have done that a long time ago , you have had nothing but excess expenditure proposals on behalf of this city for many , many years . |
| 5 | Myra 's familiar voice made her want to cry ; it seemed such a long time since things had been normal , with nothing more exciting than new orders to think about . |
| 6 | gosh you 've had that a long time |
| 7 | And , you know , we all lost a good friend ; I 'd had such a great time over those last two days working with him and with Eric , and I think about that time quite a bit . |
| 8 | I know they are all going to get a great deal out of this experience , I am deeply grateful for all the help that is being given them , they have had such a worrying time , I do not think one of them could have had a holiday this year without help , but I have faith to think it will be a good investment for the WEA . |
| 9 | ‘ She 's had such a rotten time . |
| 10 | She 's had such a good time and made so many new friends that she 's quite resigned to going back to school in a few days ’ time . ’ |
| 11 | But after our day out when we 'd had such a good time it seemed as though you might care and that we could have a chance . |
| 12 | Last night , while sitting doing my ration of embroidery , I thought of what we had been talking about — the paying guest , and have come to the conclusion that you ought not to undertake such a responsibility as you have had such a difficult time in one way and another with sickness and trouble . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've had such a lovely time , ’ she said as Ethel fell on her in ecstasy , ‘ and Ethel 's lick is much more efficient than cleansing cream . ’ |
| 14 | We 've had such a wonderful time these past days — ’ |
| 15 | They say that , as the wars happened such a long time ago we should simply forget about them now . |
| 16 | He spent such a long time alone in consultation with her daughter that Harriet began to wonder whether his efforts at consolation were entirely professional . |
| 17 | It takes such a long time to use up a tin , you probably would n't realise . |
| 18 | An organiser said : ‘ She was having such a great time she did n't want to go . |
| 19 | ‘ With having such a long time off , I 've lost a lot of speed but the endurance is still there , which of course is the key for anyone on the ultra scene . |
| 20 | That she appeared to be having a marvellous time in Jamaica and was being hopelessly indulged by Dunbar had elicited no more than a shrug of Harry 's shoulders and a vague comment about his being delighted she was having such a good time . |
| 21 | Siemens AG has been having such a tough time in the former Soviet Union with its nuclear safety and telecommunications projects that it has been cutting back and recalling expatriates early ( CI No 2,043 ) , but Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG does have some work . |
| 22 | Not having such a fine time at gigs recently were CARTER USM , whose own live experience at The Riverside venue in Newcastle proved painful when JIMBOB skidded on a banana skin some thoughtful fan had thrown onto the stage , and fell straight on his ass . |
| 23 | If only he had n't sold to that dreadful man , you would n't be having such a miserable time . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I thought she was having such a wonderful time . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ For example , you are on a roller coaster and because you are having such a wonderful time , you produce Interleukin 2 . |
| 26 | One of the reasons why they 're having such a hard time with trying to privatise the Health Service is because the British public actually feel they own it , they feel a part of it , they feel it 's theirs , they know where the hospitals are , they know they can get treatment and they do n't abuse it . |
| 27 | ‘ No wonder Souness is having such a difficult time . |
| 28 | Love , she very swiftly recognised , was a most tormenting emotion , and briefly her thoughts went to Travis , who was so in love and who was having such an awful time of it . |
| 29 | ‘ I did n't know I could have such a good time so close to home . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's just period pain , Nurse , but I do n't usually have such a bad time . ’ |