Example sentences of "[verb] i a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They wo n't catch me a second time . |
| 2 | Do n't give me a hard time , McLeish , just bloody do it . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't give me a hard time , ’ she begged . |
| 4 | I know I 've been a bit stupid , but I 'm trying to get my act together and all Luke-do-it-all-Denner does is give me a hard time ! |
| 5 | Mr Rochester was in such a hurry that he only allowed me a short time to put on my wedding dress and veil . |
| 6 | ‘ Just give me a little time to take it in . ’ |
| 7 | Give me a little time . |
| 8 | ‘ Give me a little time , be patient , and trust me . |
| 9 | ‘ Give me a little time before breaking the news to your boss . |
| 10 | Man , the pussy christians give me a harder time . |
| 11 | I 'm left with the fact that they knock me up in the middle of the night , turn my place over , give me a hard time , then just forget about it all . |
| 12 | I am so angry it takes me a long time to find the words . |
| 13 | got a lot of cards and it takes me a long time to do it |
| 14 | It takes me a little time to get calm again . |
| 15 | I sure hope you 're not going to give me a hard time after I just travelled three thousand miles to see you , ’ Donna said , her eyes crinkling as she gave Alex another bear hug . |
| 16 | ‘ Rainey put in some fast laps during the final stages of qualifying , so I was expecting him to give me a tough time , ’ said Doohan . |
| 17 | Great , they last me a long time |
| 18 | It will take me a long time to correct & copy , though : when I have done so , of course you shall have it . |
| 19 | ‘ It will take me a long time to define what I mean . |
| 20 | ‘ This magazine has been giving me a hard time . |
| 21 | But no , it seemed to be the local name for the twenty kilo fish which was giving me a hard time , though later someone else called it a kingfish . |
| 22 | ‘ Just stop giving me a hard time and leave me alone . ’ |
| 23 | I 'm sorry , it 's taking me a long time cos I do n't know what to do . |
| 24 | It took me a long time to accept the fact that now I should not be killed — that I should be one of the survivors . |
| 25 | It took me a long time to work out why I was eating my meals off a trampoline . ’ |
| 26 | It took me a long time to learn to transfer my attention to men . |
| 27 | It took me a long time to accept solos at all , and to this day there are still so few lead players that I really like . |
| 28 | It took me a long time , years rather than months , to relax enough for anyone to feel they could tell me anything . |
| 29 | ‘ It took me a long time to learn a fundamental truth about empowerment . |
| 30 | I do n't know why it took me a long time to get into the match . |