Example sentences of "[vb -s] have a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Waiting in the third round could be fourth seed Boris Becker , who has had a torrid time in the build-up to the French Championships but who has a good chance to find his feet with a first round match against 579th-ranked French wild card Nicolas Escude . |
| 2 | Manager Lennie Lawrence said : ‘ Payton has had a torrid time . |
| 3 | Hodge , who joined Leeds from Nottingham Forest in a £900,000 deal , has had a frustrating time this season . |
| 4 | ‘ He has had a sad time looking for work in London and intends to go back to the North-East with his parents as soon as possible , ’ said David Martin , defending . |
| 5 | The professor said : ‘ Judith has had a worse time than David because all of this is not of her making . |
| 6 | The former Charlton youngster has had a harrowing time at Wednesday since his £250,000 move in January last year — but is aiming to finally win over the Hillsborough boo-boys . |
| 7 | She has had a bad time . |
| 8 | WW has had a difficult time , suffering heavy losses on its glass side , but profits could be achieved this year . |
| 9 | Lloyd 's has had a difficult time recently but it remains vital if London is to retain its pre-eminent position in the world insurance market . ’ |
| 10 | Bowater has had a miserable time since joining the Footsie last week , the share price falling a good 10 p.c . |
| 11 | Even Disney , the most successful studio of the late 1980s , has had a tough time launching Hollywood Pictures , the baby sister of its Touchstone studio . |
| 12 | When Pitt wants to have a good time he invites his ‘ little group of buddies ’ , including actor Dermot Mulroney — a whiz on the cello — over for an old-fashioned ‘ hootinanny ’ jam session . |
| 13 | A man gets tired of his business and his family , and he wants to have a good time . |
| 14 | The fun-lover likes to have a good time . |
| 15 | She 's grown , she 's changed , she 's had a brilliant time , but her best is yet to come . |
| 16 | White face , dark circles and short temper — she 's had a brilliant time ! |
| 17 | Addison , well er , it 's a very well managed business , it 's a very good business er , there are only two businesses in the U S A have higher sales per head than Addison Wesley , and one of those is and it 's had a , that 's had a super time in maths and there 's only one business and that 's which earns more profit per employee then er , Addison Wesley and erm , again that 's and that reflects that one off maths programme . |
| 18 | Erm but she 's had a nice time . |
| 19 | She 's had a terrible time |
| 20 | I know he 's had a long time out with injury but he must be all right now or he would n't be playing . ’ |
| 21 | He 's had a thin time . |
| 22 | David 's been a really good friend to me , and he 's had a tough time because of it . |
| 23 | ‘ We do n't always see eye to eye , ’ Marler reflected , blowing smoke circles , ‘ Newman and I. But he 's had a tough time , I 'll give him that . ’ |
| 24 | BRIAN HALL : ‘ At that particular moment in time we have a manager that has got himself into the semi-final of the FA Cup , he 's got the opportunity of reaching Wembley , he 's had a difficult time in the League , it 's been a traumatic season okay , then he 's told he needs triple by-pass surgery at the age of 39 . |
| 25 | She 's had a bad time and no mistake . ’ |
| 26 | She 's had a bad time , so the buzz has it . |
| 27 | He 's had a bad time lately as Madame Verveine has had to go into the nursing-home again . |
| 28 | Patience , mon vieux , she told herself , the lady 's had a hard time . |
| 29 | ‘ He 's had a hard time , has Prentice . |
| 30 | ‘ He 's had a hard time getting into the world , ’ Elizabeth replied . |