Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | If the English do not like children , it is because they think they ought to behave properly , responsibly and quietly in their presence and can never riot or have a good time when they 're around . |
2 | In New York they were called an hour before the show opened , and once they had done their face make-up , they only had to put on tights rather than spend a long time carefully using wet white , which gave them longer to gossip . |
3 | All might go well and you might simply relive and re-experience a happy time in your life . |
4 | A festive atmosphere encourages children to join in and have a good time , and decoration of the room or home can be helpful . |
5 | Most of the 16-year-olds say their fathers have more or less told them to ‘ go out and have a good time ’ . |
6 | Our fans want to jump about and have a good time , which is what we want to do . ’ |
7 | Our fans want to jump about and have a good time , which is what we want to do . ’ |
8 | Paul says you do n't have to have any ability at all because all the guides are highly trained … the groups that go rafting can turn up and have a good time … everybody enjoys themselves … |
9 | The more entrenched feeding problems can be very difficult to treat and take a long time to show improvement . |
10 | Certain kinds of illness and illness-proneness are experienced : people are more likely to catch a cold or flu , for example , and be less able to shake it off ; they feel generally run down and may suffer from mysterious but more debilitating viruses , such as ME or glandular fever , that are difficult to diagnose and take a long time to clear up . |