Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , we have to assign to each level a peculiar time , relatively autonomous and hence relatively independent , even in its dependence , of the ‘ times ’ of the other levels … |
| 2 | These were the people Wesley had come to Cornwall to save , to rescue from the devil and , by all accounts , they had given the old campaigner a hard time of it . |
| 3 | The princess told them : ‘ I have come to terms with this relationship a long time ago . |
| 4 | Be that as it may , the local kids gave that poor old man a helluva time . |
| 5 | ‘ I have lived in this world a long time , child . |
| 6 | We 've been out on this balcony a long time , and no one has come to interrupt us . |
| 7 | Conversely , warm weather , convivial surroundings and sexual activity a short time before measurement will all temporarily increase the resting size of the organ . |
| 8 | But I found out his real secret a long time ago . |
| 9 | ‘ I knew someone of that name a long time ago . |
| 10 | Just as well they have something else in common : they have known each other a long time , and are all good friends . |
| 11 | We 'd known each other a long time . |
| 12 | ‘ We 've known each other a long time . |
| 13 | We 've known each other a long time . |
| 14 | We 're growing familiar , like we 've known each other a long time . |
| 15 | You and I have known each other a long time . |
| 16 | This seems to indicate that the rock was of sacred significance a long time before Augustine visited . |
| 17 | That 's it ; except Nina stopped looking for any knight a long time ago . ’ |
| 18 | It should be remembered , of course , that quite often a man who deserted would rejoin the same army a short time later in a different unit , perhaps under another name , to gain a new enlistment bounty . |
| 19 | No , but if she is , she 's , she 's been going that way a long time . |
| 20 | ‘ He bailed my father out of some financial difficulty a long time ago , ’ he said shortly . |
| 21 | Most private owners discovered the use of a tail and wing-tip dolly a long time ago , making it possible to tow out with a car single-handedly on most days . |
| 22 | Labour 's Frank Cook predicted the North Tees Hospital Trust , which comes into effect next Wednesday ‘ despite opposition from medical and ancillary staff as well as the general public ’ will be brought back under local control a short time after the General Election . |
| 23 | ‘ This house used to be known as the Seven-Mile House a long time ago before our family come to live here . |