Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you tell him to jump a jump twice , he does it ; but when you tell him to jump it a third time , he says , ‘ I 've had it , I 've done it twice and I 'm not going to do it again ! ’ |
| 2 | He is made to jump it a third time , even if you have to stand there all night . |
| 3 | Try to allocate yourself a set time each day when you will practise your exercises . |
| 4 | I kept trying to remember what a good time Sugar and Spite had been — and Goodstyle , a history of art revue I 'd written and pinched and compiled for Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art , Dundee , when I 'd been writer in residence . |
| 5 | I sure hope you 're not going to give me a hard time after I just travelled three thousand miles to see you , ’ Donna said , her eyes crinkling as she gave Alex another bear hug . |
| 6 | ‘ Rainey put in some fast laps during the final stages of qualifying , so I was expecting him to give me a tough time , ’ said Doohan . |
| 7 | There was time when they had to bribe er , give some sort of er incentive to the foreman to give them a good time , then it was the shop stewards who would give the workers to the management who will do the o overtime . |
| 8 | She looked at Gay , who was an only child too , but who had nobody to give her a good time , and then her glance travelled to Breeze , who had just admitted in her light-hearted fashion that she had no idea of what the future would hold for her . |
| 9 | He could have been paralysed for life … by a toy which been hired to give him a good time . |
| 10 | She would have liked to do it a further time , after luncheon , but Alexandra was adamant . |
| 11 | He could n't think of anything else to say , so he made as if to kiss her a third time . |
| 12 | ‘ They say they 're tough and taste of fish , ’ Marian said ; ‘ we shall have to roast it a long time . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You 're really going to have yourself a good time . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I meant to ask you a long time ago and I forgot to . |
| 15 | If you do n't know them it 's going to take you a long time . |
| 16 | erm and I think maybe that you , you jumped in should n't have done that er because obviously M Martin got quite defensive at that point you know because you were only going there to do this financial planning service and er selling them anything , you were just offering this financial planning service and then you jumped in with these , when I come back with my recommendations erm tt I also thought that erm you know it was a little bit dodgy actually to say you , well you know erm tt we have found that our records are incorrect and I thought well then that maybe and erm you went ve you went very o when you were talking about the dependants erm you , you you did n't seem to get into er erm how many children have you got and is there any other dependants , it , you , it seemed to take you a long time to actually get there . |
| 17 | He did n't have to tell me a second time . |
| 18 | SCORPION WOLFCHILD , just recently moved to London , is stalking some attractive , mysterious , bright , sweet-smelling females to show him a good time . |
| 19 | Ace Barton , world champion and on present form looking likely to make it a second time . |