Example sentences of "[vb infin] be a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | Would that 've been a full time then or would she have done other |
2 | ‘ It would 've been a bad time for t'road between t'two farms ti be blocked wi' snow . ’ |
3 | She had not specified , but somewhere around four thirty to five would have been a reasonable time to return . |
4 | It must have been a long time ago . |
5 | It must have been a testing time for the boffins at the Telecommunications Research Establishment ( TRE ) at Malvern to find an operational RAF pilot in their midst , competing with them and reducing by months the time-scale normally associated with getting things done . |
6 | It must have been a worrying time for Titfords and Hasteds alike , not to mention the rest of the inhabitants of the densely-populated riverside parishes ; the victims of the killer — or rather the remains — were laid to rest in a corner of St George 's churchyard , while the murderer himself , who eventually committed suicide , was buried with a stake through him at the top of Cannon Street where the newly-built Commercial Road crossed . |
7 | Seriously though , it must have been a bad time . |
8 | ‘ It must have been an awful time for you . ’ |