Example sentences of "[pers pn] [det] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | You complain about your friends never coming to see you , but when they do come , you give them such a hard time it 's hardly surprising they stay away . |
| 2 | ‘ Because it took me such a long time to find you . ’ |
| 3 | She admitted that , ‘ even though you knew that what you said did n't matter ’ , it was a daunting experience ; in fact ‘ afterwards , counsel apologised for giving me such a hard time ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ But he gave me such a hard time when I was unfaithful . ’ |
| 5 | Why have you been giving me such a hard time for the past ten minutes ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Be a good girl and be sure to thank Cindy 's mother for giving you such a lovely time . ’ |
| 7 | I 've known them all a long time and I love 'em … |
| 8 | ‘ Anyway , I am sure he would not find anyone who would give him such a good time . |
| 9 | How could they be after knowing him such a short time ? |
| 10 | And why was it that this deep empathy with the hard done by inspired her to give him such a hard time ? |
| 11 | Rocky introduced them as Carl Wood , Jubal Cantrell and Austen Parker , but Jim Miller would have recognised the latter two as Jube and Red , the pair who had baited him and given him such a hard time before Rocky 's intervention had rescued him . |
| 12 | There are N C V O members and staff , my fellow honorary officers and executive members , and so many others who have made it such a rewarding time . |
| 13 | Christine said , ‘ He 's using ‘ Du' ’ to address us , as though he 's known us all a long time . ’ |