Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] time at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have had a great time at Sunderland , but I am ambitious and want to play in the Premier League . |
| 2 | The boy must have had a terrible time at school . |
| 3 | She 'd had a terrible time at the birth . |
| 4 | The former Charlton youngster has had a harrowing time at Wednesday since his £250,000 move in January last year — but is aiming to finally win over the Hillsborough boo-boys . |
| 5 | But does their mother think they get a hard time at school from the locals ? |
| 6 | He graduated in 1940 and spent a short time at Pennsylvania State University before returning to UCLA to do his PhD . |
| 7 | It 'll take a long time at his age but it 'll mend . |
| 8 | In the end , I really did have a good time at College . |
| 9 | Did you have a good time at your party ? |
| 10 | You 're never going to make me sound like a human being , because people like to think I 'm Dracula 's mother but I did have a rotten time at the start and it 's only just getting better . |
| 11 | So Bill Gates is n't having a great time at the moment and things may get worse once the US Federal Trade Commission reveals its findings about Microsoft 's business practices . |
| 12 | Besides having a good time at garden parties , Folly Fellowship members have pledged to fight to preserve ’ lovely and unloved buildings of little purpose from being destroyed . |
| 13 | Sounds like the boys and girls are go having a good time at play time does n't it ? |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He raised his eyes from the pattern and stared a long time at my friend and I — the only two white people on the journey . |
| 16 | They stood talking a long time at the crossroads before separating but he did n't offer to see her over the weekend . |
| 17 | We waited a long time at Enniskillen , an RAF helicopter buzzing above the castle . |
| 18 | If he turns up for court and he says , yes I had a terrible time at the police station and there were all sorts of breaches of but I am now here on a , I 'm gon na tell the truth , that 's no problem . |
| 19 | ‘ I was gutted because I had a superb time at Chelsea . |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 21 | tried to call you both saturday nite and a couple of times on sunday — but no answer … the spurs game was just OK — but we had a great time at the newcastle game vs. scousers — great atmosphere — we stood among the newcastle supporters ( north bank ? ) and they made hell each time cole put it behind grobbelar … |
| 22 | Sinead had a hard time at school because she was a newcomer in a class which had been together for two years , and some of her fellow pupils knew her recent history . |
| 23 | I had a bad time at the hands of male journalists during Julian 's trial and in the period leading up to it : some residual paranoia sticks . |
| 24 | They all had a wonderful time at Sergeant 's garden party , and when it came time to leave they all promised to visit again very , very soon . |
| 25 | Well we had a wonderful time at Marks and Sparks . |
| 26 | I had a difficult time at one airport on a visit during the 1987 election . |
| 27 | Little Paul spends a short time at Mrs Pipchin 's ( on the recommendation of Miss Tox , a former child-boarder ) , where he is not quelled as the others are , but thoroughly discomfits her with his sharp questions and grave stare . |
| 28 | She said , ‘ Angharad is out on the hills alone , so I can not come to the Fair ’ , and she said , ‘ I am sorry you have had a wasted journey ’ , and she said , ‘ Have a nice time at the Fair . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Go and have a swell time at our fancy-dress party . |