Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Tenacious and long-memoried , they had not allowed themselves to be uprooted or changed a second time .
2 ‘ Consumers do not confuse the availability of good physical facilities with good quality ; such facilities may tempt a consumer to choose a particular shop , but it is the quality of the staff which will determine whether the consumer will buy or return a second time . ’
3 If the English do not like children , it is because they think they ought to behave properly , responsibly and quietly in their presence and can never riot or have a good time when they 're around .
4 Not returning calls , or taking a long time to do so .
5 ‘ In the meantime you 'd notified the police of Connie Fraser 's disappearance , and given a nice time check , all verified by the hospital staff . ’
6 After they have turned round under gravity and interacted a second time with the microwaves , the fraction of atoms in the F=4 level is detected and recorded .
7 She stopped singing when he knocked on the door , but he had to wait and knock a second time before she invited him in .
8 So he has a drink , talks to the barman , starts dancing and has a good time all at the ‘ club ’ .
9 Jean Francois Poitevin , who finished third last year and has a best time of 1:32:22 , has pulled out in protest .
10 A small generator can be used primarily to stop a battery discharging and it will only be able to recharge a battery if it is small and has a long time in which to do it .
11 Slacker , a term denoting a Twentysomething who wants no responsibility and loves a good time , was a major US cult hit last year for director Richard Linklater — and deservedly so .
12 Indulging in litigation may mean that you have to expend substantial sums of money and wait a long time before achieving victory ; to lose could prove very costly .
13 Is he aware that even when people are examined , are found to have cataracts and wait a long time for the operation , some of them — such as a 91-year-old constituent of mine — are told that Royal Oldham hospital , which has been granted trust status , does not have the money to provide the necessary medicines and has money to help only the elderly ?
14 But this , as he would say , is a long story , and happened a long time ago .
15 Wild rice has a very nutty flavour and takes a long time to cook .
16 But that 's the hard way and takes a long time .
17 It would have been inconsiderate , and the possibility was not discussed , although Groa , moving from hall to hall with her husband , took the chance to pack a few extra boxes with thick clothes and blankets , and spent a little time during her last call at Orphir studying the crucifix Bishop Jon had pinned over her bed and wondering whether or not it would be Christian to pray for a wind .
18 Evolution Without Evidence is not a creationist broadside , but an interesting and well-written exercise on the theme that the young Charles Darwin became convinced of evolution but felt that he did not have the evidence to convince his contemporaries , and spent a long time getting it together and arranging it — so long that he was taken by surprise and had to get out the Origin prematurely ( as he always said himself ) .
19 They started in the Fabric Hall , and spent a long time fingering various swathes of cloth .
20 And so Willi was squeezing himself into his best suit , the one he wore for daytime ceremonial occasions , and had spattered himself lavishly with aftershave cologne , and spent a long time arranging the frill of curls round his bald crown .
21 The 19-year-old Boat Club starlet was struck down by glandular fever last summer , and spent a frustrating time on the sidelines .
22 He graduated in 1940 and spent a short time at Pennsylvania State University before returning to UCLA to do his PhD .
23 He has therefore used local newspaper cuttings as well photographs and spent a considerable time talking to some of the senior members of the club to produce the book .
24 All might go well and you might simply relive and re-experience a happy time in your life .
25 A festive atmosphere encourages children to join in and have a good time , and decoration of the room or home can be helpful .
26 Most of the 16-year-olds say their fathers have more or less told them to ‘ go out and have a good time ’ .
27 Our fans want to jump about and have a good time , which is what we want to do . ’
28 Our fans want to jump about and have a good time , which is what we want to do . ’
29 Paul says you do n't have to have any ability at all because all the guides are highly trained … the groups that go rafting can turn up and have a good time … everybody enjoys themselves …
30 The more entrenched feeding problems can be very difficult to treat and take a long time to show improvement .
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