Example sentences of "[coord] have a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | So he has a drink , talks to the barman , starts dancing and has a good time all at the ‘ club ’ . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | A festive atmosphere encourages children to join in and have a good time , and decoration of the room or home can be helpful . |
| 5 | Most of the 16-year-olds say their fathers have more or less told them to ‘ go out and have a good time ’ . |
| 6 | Our fans want to jump about and have a good time , which is what we want to do . ’ |
| 7 | Our fans want to jump about and have a good time , which is what we want to do . ’ |
| 8 | 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 … |
| 9 | He is up there and having a great time . |
| 10 | ‘ One minute , ’ said Elinor , who seemed to have cheered up considerably , ‘ there he was laughing and joking and having a good time . |
| 11 | After a time I settled down into a routine of work , sleep and having a good time — and not necessarily in that order . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Jon sees the key to it all as simply getting out and having a good time : ‘ I just do it for a laugh , basically . |
| 14 | ‘ If you 're really enjoying yourself and having a good time , you do n't really notice the camera . ’ |
| 15 | The neighbour told the inquest : ‘ He had the freedom of spending money and having a good time with his friends . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He was a big fat man , who liked drinking too much and having a good time . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I love most pop music , Home and Away , nightclubs and having a good time . |
| 20 | Must love going out to pubs and clubs and having a good time ! |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | When questioned William Black , 46 , of Rowson Street , admitted his involvement and said he spent the money on ‘ drink and having a good time ’ . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Must love going out and getting well sloshed , and having a mega-good time . |
| 26 | Mandy was sitting at a table with other staff , all of them laughing and having a wonderful time . |
| 27 | So we are obliged to interpret calls as meaning ‘ phones ’ and her as referring to ‘ the beautiful girl with long black hair with whom he danced and had a good time ’ . |
| 28 | With them she talked , looked at the latest exhibitions , ate in tiny restaurants in the Quartier Latin that smelled deliciously of garlic and wine and smarter ones in the Champs-Elysees , wandered about the city marvelling at how little physical damage the Nazis had done , and had a marvellous time . |
| 29 | Last weekend we booked a 55-seater coach and went down to the youth soccer international at Wembley between England and Italy and had a marvellous time . ’ |
| 30 | I ATTENDED four of the evening sessions of this year 's Great British Beer Festival and had a great time — my thanks to all those who worked so hard to make it such a success . |