Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the , what has happened I think , over the last two and half years , that I 'm aware of , erm , is basically happening a long time before that , I , I ca n't say yes or no . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's like a holiday camp sometimes and we are all having a good time . |
| 3 | No-one very serious about anyone else , just a crowd of friends all having a good time , walking up the mountain on a lovely day , drinking the spring water and having a picnic . |
| 4 | I get a lot of enjoyment from doing it , this is the biggest we 've been involved in and we 're all having a good time . |
| 5 | She 's obviously having a wonderful time . |
| 6 | ‘ The victims were just having a good time . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ They 're just having a good time . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm just having a hard time indentifying you with a business legendary for its ‘ wise old men ’ . |
| 9 | It 's one of the busiest nightspots in the Mediterranean and the streets are simply crowded from dusk onwards with young people going about the serious business of enjoying themselves , socialising , trying the local brew , ‘ discovating ’ and generally having a good time until the early hours of the morning ! |
| 10 | Come dusk the place starts to come alive and the narrow streets behind the harbour , with it 's vast array of magnificent wood-built sailing cruisers , turn into a huge open air jamboree with everybody jostling , shopping , eating , drinking and generally having a good time . |
| 11 | They talked for ages , making each other laugh , finding shared points of view , generally having a good time — until Vitor realised he was overdue back at the track . |
| 12 | They were talking and laughing and generally having a good time . |
| 13 | THE other snaps show Fergie diving into a pool , affectionately massaging Mr Bryan 's bald head with suntan oil and generally having a swell time . |
| 14 | it 's just taking a long time . |
| 15 | He probably thinks everyone is still having a good time out there somewhere in the fog . |
| 16 | Erm , I was going to mention , as Rob has done the increase in new complaints , which I think is somewhat welcome erm , we 're still taking a long time from the averages over the last twelve months , I think that 's just reflecting being out some days over the ones you 've been talking about , er , we 're down on actual stage one equipments in the month erm , we 're not quite sure why that is , mm it 's just the way things have panned out . |
| 17 | Our prospective visitor bowed to the inevitable and wrote to us : ‘ Owing to procedure for obtaining a visa usually taking a long time it seems impossible to start our work at the date you suggested . |
| 18 | FISTS OF FIRE FRANK Bruno was yesterday promising a hot time for his next opponent Pierre Coetzer at a Press conference in London when a fire alarm went off and the building had to be evacuated . |
| 19 | Poor Tim Wilson was probably having a bad time . |
| 20 | Other people were also having a good time : the level of noise had edged up and up ; the charity organizers , women with greedy smiles , were counting piles of money ; and Clarissa was still leading Toby a chase . |
| 21 | Besides having a good time at garden parties , Folly Fellowship members have pledged to fight to preserve ’ lovely and unloved buildings of little purpose from being destroyed . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm sorry you 've missed seeing Prague — but you 're otherwise having a good time , are n't you ? ’ |
| 23 | Then to her final and total humiliation Phoebe found that she was actually having a good time ; she was enjoying her mother and her mother 's easy authority and charm . |