Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Be that as it may , the local kids gave that poor old man a helluva time . |
| 3 | Conversely , warm weather , convivial surroundings and sexual activity a short time before measurement will all temporarily increase the resting size of the organ . |
| 4 | In January 1645 she taunted the Presbyterian polemicist a second time in A New-Yeares-Gift … to Mr. Thomas Edwards . |
| 5 | They can delay a bill for a year by forcing the Commons to pass the rejected bill a second time in the following session . |
| 6 | But I found out his real secret a long time ago . |
| 7 | I just loathe the thought of telling my nasty little tale a second time . ’ |
| 8 | In Safar 989/March 1581 he became Rumeli kazasker a second time , and , on 26 Dhu " l-Hijja of the same year ( 21 January 1582 ) , he became Mufti , in which post he remained until his death on 28 Jumada I 995/6 May 1587 . |
| 9 | This seems to indicate that the rock was of sacred significance a long time before Augustine visited . |
| 10 | ‘ He bailed my father out of some financial difficulty a long time ago , ’ he said shortly . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ This house used to be known as the Seven-Mile House a long time ago before our family come to live here . |