Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Not returning calls , or taking a long time to do so .
2 He is absent yet meticulous , paying for a missing drink-shop teaspoon which has nothing to do with him , and spending a long time in the ‘ interesting occupation ’ of trying to catch a fly .
3 He is up there and having a great time .
4 ‘ One minute , ’ said Elinor , who seemed to have cheered up considerably , ‘ there he was laughing and joking and having a good time .
5 After a time I settled down into a routine of work , sleep and having a good time — and not necessarily in that order .
6 I do carry a few prizes if I have requests but I prefer to have people involved and enjoying games for the fun of joining in and having a good time , rather than to win a reward .
7 Jon sees the key to it all as simply getting out and having a good time : ‘ I just do it for a laugh , basically .
8 ‘ If you 're really enjoying yourself and having a good time , you do n't really notice the camera . ’
9 The neighbour told the inquest : ‘ He had the freedom of spending money and having a good time with his friends .
10 But Susan Einzig had a more significant , also more complex , place in his life : though to all appearances she and Minton were a couple , he used her as a decoy to attract into their orbit , through her role as the attractive elder woman , keen on dancing and having a good time , the lusty heterosexual students whose company Minton needed and whom , when rebuffed by Susan , he scooped up on the rebound , with mocking asides about the inadequacy of women .
11 He was a big fat man , who liked drinking too much and having a good time .
12 They got no putting a bit of best clothes on and having a good time breaking in in people 's houses and one thing and another .
13 I love most pop music , Home and Away , nightclubs and having a good time .
14 Must love going out to pubs and clubs and having a good time !
15 Thousands of children have been braving the rain and having a good time … just to show how necessary it is … to have a good time .
16 When questioned William Black , 46 , of Rowson Street , admitted his involvement and said he spent the money on ‘ drink and having a good time ’ .
17 Erm indeed there are many within in the education system , particularly older men seem to have this attitude in my experience , that y'know it 's just it 's just boys messing about and having a good time .
18 And it , it does sound , I , I must say we 've , we 've having flowers everywhere and I think the whole evening 's going to be very nice and we 're looking forward to everybody enjoying themselves and having a good time .
19 Must love going out and getting well sloshed , and having a mega-good time .
20 Mandy was sitting at a table with other staff , all of them laughing and having a wonderful time .
21 He looked across at the other two , who were laughing and taking a long time to get Maggie 's drink .
22 He paused during a hectic sightseeing tour of London to add : ‘ We 're shattered but having a great time . ’
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