Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They wo n't catch me a second time . |
| 2 | But he has been very loving this summer and much cast down by the failure of the Italian cause and I will not grudge him a livelier time of it in Rome . |
| 3 | Could she survive it a second time ? |
| 4 | Do n't give me a hard time , McLeish , just bloody do it . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't give me a hard time , ’ she begged . |
| 6 | I know I 've been a bit stupid , but I 'm trying to get my act together and all Luke-do-it-all-Denner does is give me a hard time ! |
| 7 | I 'll give you a good time . ’ |
| 8 | I can give you a good time . ’ |
| 9 | I 'll give you a little time for that one . |
| 10 | Did they give you a difficult time ? |
| 11 | ‘ At prop , if you do not show aggression and attack your opposite number , whilst contributing to making sure that your own ball is protected , you can be certain that your opponents will give you a hard time . |
| 12 | ‘ Did she give you a hard time ? ’ |
| 13 | You 'll be more than welcome — ugly and depressing though it is — we 'll show you a good time — we mean that , Hans — we really do . ’ |
| 14 | Like many European economies , Austria faces a difficult year ; its close links with the ailing German economy may give it a worse time than most . |
| 15 | It 's a heartening thought : he might give us a hard time but , at root , Bob is on our side … |
| 16 | We 're out there riding as hard as we can and if that gives any of the supporters any sort of er consolation , I do n't know if it does or not , but it — we 're really giving our best all the time and er win , lose or draw you 'll always find us every time we 've got a doing our best and er although often some people might shout and scream and give us a hard time , er it 's not for , for lack of trying , I mean nobody wants to finish last and er me even more than most , so just get behind us and shout and scream and we 'll try our hardest . |
| 17 | Food is highly expensive and you could see what a hard time people had been through . |
| 18 | I could n't face it a second time . |
| 19 | S. H. We were held responsible for property and we had to go round and test every doorway and that would occupy the first time round — say an hour and a half — and then usually you had to go round and test them a second time , just to make sure . |
| 20 | It will take me a long time to correct & copy , though : when I have done so , of course you shall have it . |
| 21 | ‘ It will take me a long time to define what I mean . |
| 22 | How long did it take to establish that did it take you a long time to ? |
| 23 | Well Charlotte it 's not easy , it 's gon na take you a long time , but then so |
| 24 | If you want to stay with STG , I 'll be happy to arrange to have your work handled by one of the other partners although it may take him a little time to be able to handle your affairs completely on his own without asking you a lot of questions . ’ |
| 25 | It would take him a long time then would n't it ? |
| 26 | That should take him a long time to . |
| 27 | If we really fell in love and then never saw one another again , it would take us a long time to get over it and forget . |
| 28 | That 'll be one read , but we 'd have to read it to you and it 'll take us a long time ! |
| 29 | Erm that 's the plan of course it it will take us a long time to find something suitable . |
| 30 | ‘ I did n't think you could get it a second time . |