Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ascending its professional hierarchies takes a long time . |
| 2 | But for Ben Hunt ; his passion for motorbikes started a long time ago . |
| 3 | Unless the parties agree a different time for payment , the seller can sue for the price only after property has passed , section 49 ( see paragraph 12 02 ) . |
| 4 | I dare say those two small kids had a great time larking around with mummy and ‘ uncle ’ Johnny . |
| 5 | In a typically wild , rollicking rugby evening , with mayhem breaking out everywhere , the local lads had a marvellous time with the Cup , knocked out that they could actually touch the code 's most holy object . |
| 6 | The political organizations require a full time and very disciplined commitment which it is difficult for women with children to fulfil . |
| 7 | Single gas instantaneous water heaters have their place alongside a storage system ; the main problem with relying on a gas multi-point heater to provide all the house 's hot water is the low flow rate which means baths take a long time to fill . |
| 8 | At either end of the beach , where the sea beats directly on the face of the cliffs , the crabs have a harder time of it . |
| 9 | Mr Murphy said : ‘ Kids have a great time on our holidays without being aggressive or competitive . |
| 10 | Mr Stitt added that it was crazy to move the SAR flight away from the RAF Leuchars mountain rescue team , with which the crews spent a considerable time training . |
| 11 | Judges have a hard time trying to thread their way through the labyrinthine case law . |
| 12 | The directors have a reasonable time in which to come to a decision , but since section 183(5) of the Act imposes an obligation on them to give to the transferee notice of rejection within two months of the lodging of the transfer , the maximum reasonable period is two months . |
| 13 | Troops face a tough time from bandits and war lords . |
| 14 | Reed Canoes & Camping of Cambridge have been amongst the retailers having a difficult time of late . |
| 15 | It was September , when the days take a long time to wake up and the green of the trees is brushed with gold . |
| 16 | A CAB interview with scant attention to emotional problems is generally lengthy because forms are complex ; because benefit calculations take a long time ; because contacting the Department of Social Security on the telephone takes even longer and calculating an equitable distribution of debt repayments longer still . |
| 17 | But even the heavily biased reports from the Propaganda Offices were obliged to admit that criticism of Hitler and grave doubts in his alleged ‘ strategic genius ’ were mounting sharply , and that those still believing his words that 1945 would bring a ‘ historic turning-point ’ in Germany 's fortunes had a hard time against the doubters . |
| 18 | Otherwise he can just give them with the bloody tellies or trying to buy them with the tellies and the dealers have a lovely time |
| 19 | C. nevillii takes a longer time to root than most other species . |
| 20 | After all , these things happened a long time ago . |
| 21 | While some customers took a long time to make decisions , other very complicated projects took longer than anticipated to organise . |
| 22 | I just want my dancers to have a great time . ’ |
| 23 | Soilless composts will do very well as they are , keeping them slightly on the dry side , but be very careful , as such composts take a long time to dry out but then do so completely with alarming rapidity , and are exceedingly difficult to wet through to the centre of the root-ball . |
| 24 | ‘ The pace of life is slow there — things take a long time in changing . |
| 25 | But some memories take a long time to go … especially when they 're being preserved by Historical enthusiasts . |
| 26 | We have asked to do so , but changes take a long time to come into effect . |
| 27 | Independent film productions have a hard time in this country . |
| 28 | All photographic emulsions have a small time gap between the beginning of an exposure and when the image starts to appear . |
| 29 | All photographic emulsions have a small time gap between the beginning of an exposure and when the image starts to appear . |
| 30 | 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 . |