Example sentences of "[vb pp] [det] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He laughed wryly , walking over to the window to stare at the view she had enjoyed such a short time before . |
| 2 | These victims are also quite evidently vermin too , like the foxes , hares , rats , badgers and defeated boxers that are given such a hard time in the established sports of Old England . |
| 3 | That they did not do and now the leader of the council said well they 're trying to get down to the standard spending assessment at last , he could have done that a long time ago , you have had nothing but excess expenditure proposals on behalf of this city for many , many years . |
| 4 | The city spread out below her looked so calm , almost as calm as she had felt such a little time before . |
| 5 | gosh you 've had that a long time |
| 6 | And , you know , we all lost a good friend ; I 'd had such a great time over those last two days working with him and with Eric , and I think about that time quite a bit . |
| 7 | I know they are all going to get a great deal out of this experience , I am deeply grateful for all the help that is being given them , they have had such a worrying time , I do not think one of them could have had a holiday this year without help , but I have faith to think it will be a good investment for the WEA . |
| 8 | ‘ She 's had such a rotten time . |
| 9 | She 's had such a good time and made so many new friends that she 's quite resigned to going back to school in a few days ’ time . ’ |
| 10 | But after our day out when we 'd had such a good time it seemed as though you might care and that we could have a chance . |
| 11 | Last night , while sitting doing my ration of embroidery , I thought of what we had been talking about — the paying guest , and have come to the conclusion that you ought not to undertake such a responsibility as you have had such a difficult time in one way and another with sickness and trouble . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've had such a lovely time , ’ she said as Ethel fell on her in ecstasy , ‘ and Ethel 's lick is much more efficient than cleansing cream . ’ |
| 13 | We 've had such a wonderful time these past days — ’ |
| 14 | Who would have believed this a short time ago ? … |
| 15 | It did n't matter that it had taken such a long time . |
| 16 | Andy 's form is exceptional and he has waited such a long time to make the jersey his own that he will not want to miss a game . ’ |
| 17 | She had never really forgotten any of it , of course , how could she forget something that had consumed her so completely , even if it had lasted such a short time ? |