Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Hyacinth took a long time to respond .
2 Jeff had a hard time with me .
3 Lacking today 's liberal pre-trial discovery , 19th century United States shippers suing in the United States had a difficult time proving the carriers ' negligence .
4 Mr Howes said a short time later , Alan began to sway .
5 The Hon. Member for Cunninghame , North spent a considerable time addressing amendment No. 5 , which would prevent any of the privatised bus companies from disposing of fixed assets within five years without the consent of the Secretary of State .
6 The story of Eddie Aikau began a long time ago :
7 It says , for instance , that it ‘ should have done what COSE did a long time ago . ’
8 It stood up to the race well and he and co-driver John Anthony had a fabulous time .
9 Erm I think Joe and Ray had a great time .
10 They visited the same city , perhaps the same places , and spent the same amount of money — but Joy had a marvellous time , while Gloom was thoroughly miserable from start to finish .
11 Anabelle waited a long time , watching from the other side of the gate .
12 When he spoke at the exhibition , Vivien stood the whole time , keeping her eyes fixed upon his face .
13 Stephen entered a short time later , looking anxious .
14 On the morning of the day when Therese Aschmann was due to arrive in Hochhauser , Willi spent a long time getting ready before he went to meet her at the station .
15 Cardinal Heenan warned a long time ago that by the year 2,000 there would be no Catholic Church in our country if something was not done to rectify things .
16 Jodami recorded a good time and we had The Fellow well beaten .
17 Sims took a long time to think about answering that .
18 Even when you were small and Lizzie had a bad time of it , I saw to you .
19 Uralmash had a difficult time last year .
20 Robert had a terrible time painting it .
21 Abuelo had a tough time , they say . ’
22 After his Mum had been up to say goodnight to him , Philip lay a long time thinking and he could n't keep out of his mind the thin chalk letters on the pavement in Hill View .
23 spoke to Mrs had a lovely time .
24 And it must have been the fever , Isabel decided a long time later , when she at last had time to sit down and rest .
25 Boswell spent an energetic time on Raasay ; he walked almost the entire island and had his dance on top of Dun Can .
26 President Reagan spent an inordinate time in trying to destabilise the Sandinistas by arming the contra rebels .
27 He and Claudia spent a long time talking to the police and to the accused man .
28 They live modestly on income from securities that Edhi bought a long time ago .
29 Estonia left the Soviet time zone and aligned itself chronologically with Finland ; Christmas became a public holiday ; and the republican capital , Tallinn , was given its Estonian name ( with two ns rather than one ) for all-union purposes .
30 The engine box had a centre ‘ handle ’ and Ian took a long time sighting his chimney by this .
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