Example sentences of "[vb base] a [adv] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus it would seem that the ‘ dawn of civilisation ’ , so often quoted in a context suggesting that it represents a fairly finite occurrence taking a relatively short space of time , did , in all probability cover a very long time indeed , perhaps many thousands of years . |
| 2 | They seem a very long time ago now . |
| 3 | Flowers such as strelitzias , anthuriums and orchids last a very long time and are well worth taking home — some flower shops will pack them specially for export . |
| 4 | So allow a little extra time for your journey there . |
| 5 | Since language courses constitute a very considerable time allocation there are inevitable human and material resource implications . |
| 6 | The problem is that the majority of vets are men and cats often take a very long time to forget the helpful attentions they receive at their local animal clinics . |
| 7 | They may suck on it until it dissolves sufficiently to swallow rather than chew it and so meal-times take a very long time . |
| 8 | Students in Oxford have a particularly difficult time finding housing within their price range because although the cost of rented accommodation is similar to London , students in the region do n't get extra grant to cover it . |
| 9 | Okay , do n't forget to have a few days break over Christmas , do n't work all the time , have a jolly good time . |
| 10 | Some galleries , for example , thrive on holiday trade whilst others have a rather lean time through the summer months . |
| 11 | Animals that feed in these ways have a relatively easy time of it . |
| 12 | Yeah but they go to somewhere bloody they go to the same place every year and they have a real good time . |
| 13 | Oliver 's serenade will introduce us to Vitellia and Sesto , Annio and Servillia , and the Emperor Titus — ‘ and it will be clear that the first couple have a really terrible time , and that the second pair have a really nice time , and that the last gent , the one who does n't get married at the end , has to reconcile the emotions of the other four in himself . ’ |
| 14 | You get zapped and flogged and dumped on — by almost anybody 's standards , you have a really terrible time . |
| 15 | Oliver 's serenade will introduce us to Vitellia and Sesto , Annio and Servillia , and the Emperor Titus — ‘ and it will be clear that the first couple have a really terrible time , and that the second pair have a really nice time , and that the last gent , the one who does n't get married at the end , has to reconcile the emotions of the other four in himself . ’ |
| 16 | you have a really amazing time they 're saying when you get high this happens then it can usually result in this |
| 17 | I learned from him that you could just go out , and have a really good time getting out of it . |
| 18 | I must admit that I do not always want to go to work but once I am there I nearly always have a really good time . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll be back soon myself , ’ he told her , ‘ and then we 'll forget all this and have a really good time again . ’ |
| 20 | Look through the books and patterns you have , see what 's available at your local knitting centre , perhaps send for that book you never bought earlier and have a really fun time with the wealth of designs from Iris Bishop or Wendy Phillips or whoever you like best . |
| 21 | Doctors have a very rough time of it . ’ |
| 22 | I know that there are many women who have a very rough time at home , but you 're asking me if I think men have changed , and I think in that way , domestically , I think they have , but I do n't think their attitude has changed in the workplace . |
| 23 | For those attending Executive Course IV who wish to gain the most from their course but have a very limited time in London , we can also arrange for the student to have lunch every day with a teacher and to attend a range of social/cultural activities in the evenings with a teacher . |
| 24 | And their bride has to wear er , all in red and er the bridegroo er groom has to wear a long costume with a red big flowers in front i aha and then they get married and there 's erm band , the Chinese traditional band with drums and trumpets blowing all the time and er , all the guests have a very nice time . |
| 25 | They have a very hard time saying no to momentary pleasures , regardless of the risks or consequences . |
| 26 | Marmosets , tiny monkeys that live in the canopy of the South American rain forest , have a very hard time raising their babies . |
| 27 | They have a very lean time of it in winter , and if the spring grass does not come to their succour , they die in large numbers . |
| 28 | We have a very lively time at Conference , we er conduct our business very differently from most of the Party Conferences , most of the work is done before the main debates in workshop sessions . |
| 29 | Erm it also means that in the case of tapes that have come from your parents you 're more likely to know one or two of the speakers and therefore have a less difficult time sorting out which one of these twelve |
| 30 | If you dribble a lot , spend a little extra time in the lavatory and try to make sure the bladder is empty ( but try not to strain ) . |