Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed bizarre that a band plagued by such huge problems on an international scale should wish to waste their time attempting to sue a small time and , to be frank , penniless magazine . |
| 2 | I never say my work is going to last a long time — usually five to ten years , though obviously the smaller pieces which are kept inside last as long as people look after them . |
| 3 | The war 's going to last a long time yet . ’ |
| 4 | we 're not going to play golf , we 're going to have a good time . |
| 5 | And tonight he was going to have a good time . |
| 6 | I 'm going to have a good time , she told herself firmly when she heard André 's knock on the door . |
| 7 | Whatever , Yeb walks past grabbing my arm and tells me we 're going to have a good time . |
| 8 | We 're all going to have a terrific time together , you know that , do n't you ? ’ |
| 9 | Clearly , a character wearing a mask is going to have a tricky time with some Fel tests . |
| 10 | Because I was older and a bit more staid I was going to have a hard time . |
| 11 | She 's going to have a ripping time . |
| 12 | ‘ We 're going to have a wonderful time , ’ she had promised the smiling five-year-old . |
| 13 | ‘ I just know you 're going to have a wonderful time ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ This is going to take a long time , ’ said Tony . |
| 15 | Formed in teams , this task it was then to er across the practice areas whose task it was to get into those clients , get to know them , get to know their industry , get to know the people and find ways in which we could actually penetrate them and er open doors and that was going to take a long time and it is taking a long time . |
| 16 | It 's going to take a long time yet . |
| 17 | That 's going to take a long time . |
| 18 | We have come to realize that many of us will not see the improvements in our quality of life , as this is going to take a long time . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's just going to take a little time to put into operation . |
| 20 | The Saddlery Courses are designed for people wishing to earn a full time living from making and repairing saddlery or for anyone who just wants to supplement their existing income , as they state ‘ whatever you want from this course , either to earn money or to save money , it is designed for you . ’ |
| 21 | The libel laws should be changed to provide a ‘ fast track ’ system allowing victims of media falsehoods to correct them quickly without having to wait a long time for their cases to go to court and gamble on the result . |
| 22 | But there are particular areas like this , you having to wait a long time and if you come into the building to go and see a film and you 've you 've left an hour to , to have some food you , you really should n't be missing the film because |
| 23 | Act returned , having done a good time , but not quite good enough , and he knew it . |
| 24 | Ian and Barbara meet — the latter having had a difficult time avoiding Nero 's amorous advances — and with the help of Tavius ( who is a Christian ) , they manage to escape from the city . |
| 25 | Having spent a fabulous time with the Easterhouse Women 's Group at the Wellhouse Community Centre , I have been encouraged to continue working on the issues central to my creativity , women , race and class — a wonderfully exciting picture to paint for our futures . |
| 26 | Simon Pepper of the WWF said : ‘ We have had to recognise that having spent a considerable time on this project and having devoted considerable resources by our organisations , it has not been possible to secure the overall package which we considered necessary for going ahead . |
| 27 | And when she 's go , when she 's having having a good time she ta , she 's like one of the nurses you know , she helps them out but when she 's on her downer she 'll sit there and she wo n't do anything |
| 28 | The net result is like sitting in a club with all the right credentials but failing to have a good time . |
| 29 | These are no good for trying to implant a second time because the wood is a year older and much less likely to ‘ take ’ . |