Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | ’ You 'll have a busy time ahead of you now . |
| 32 | I think we 'll have a tough time for two or three years , but we 'll stick with it because it 's a good business and it 's our kind of business . |
| 33 | If I end up in bed with Rory I 'll have a lovely time and then I 'll quit . |
| 34 | ‘ It 'll take a long time in the courts , wo n't it , though ? ’ |
| 35 | It 'll take a long time at his age but it 'll mend . |
| 36 | Now that will be hard , that needs a good deal of thought and it 'll take a long time . |
| 37 | Now the trouble with fractions is if you do n't know your tables it can be you can work it out you could get there but it 'll take a long time if you do know your tables you just go , Yeah three fours are twelve . |
| 38 | Shoelaces are difficult ; most five-year-olds manage to tie them , but it 'll take a long time if the only practice she gets is actually putting on the shoes each morning . |
| 39 | I know that 'll take a long time to do it though wo n't it ? |
| 40 | It , it 'll take a long time before it starts to buck up . |
| 41 | she can move them but she 's got no use in them , so they said it 'll take a long time |
| 42 | But I think we might have a little time to ourselves now , and be d — d to anyone who says we have n't both earned it ! |
| 43 | Some officials have spoken of getting NATO to spread its wings , though they might have a hard time persuading the Canadians and Europeans of that . |
| 44 | This means Zeneca might have a hard time charging much more than Merck 's price for its drug , even if Merrem is better . |
| 45 | Ronny replaces Swindon-striker Fjortoft for the game tonight — Ronny must have done well in the training sessions ( coach Olsen really put some value on how the players perform in training before the games ) and Fjortoft which has been even worse for Swindon than Deano for us might have a hard time to get the attacker place back ( Fjortoft 0 — Deano 3 — Cole 10 is n't it ? ) . |
| 46 | Never know , you might have a full time job by then . |
| 47 | Maybe he 'll go a regular time between feeds , maybe he 'll snack on and off all day — there 's no way of telling . |
| 48 | The centre core gives ‘ durability ’ — they 'll last a long time and the overwrap improves the ‘ playability ’ or feel or response to the ball . |
| 49 | A minute may sound a short time , but it can easily mean the difference between life and death to someone in the water . ’ |
| 50 | Even here , one could wait a long time . |
| 51 | I 'd need a little time . |
| 52 | Stevens was one of the most meticulous of film directors and any actor working with him could expect a gruelling time . |
| 53 | If you feel , for example , that your appearance lets you down , perhaps you could spend a little time studying magazine features to see where you could make some changes . |
| 54 | T. D. There were men on the opposite beat and sometimes you could spend a little time talking to them as long as you were n't caught . |
| 55 | I 'd like a short time on board before the start , if you would n't mind . ’ |
| 56 | ITALY , weakened by injuries and suspension , could face a torrid time in tonight 's World Cup qualifier against a Portuguese side fired up for their first home match in the series . |
| 57 | a long time it 'd take a long time . |
| 58 | They 'd take a long time to dry would n't they , then , on the sticks and that |
| 59 | You could have a lovely time bouncing up and down in the pulpit , screaming hell fire . ’ |
| 60 | COMEDY-thrillers could have a hard time without small black books that disappear containing the clue to mysterious fortunes . |