Example sentences of "[n mass] [be] have [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The female cuckoo can mimic only one type of egg and must try to lay in a nest of this species if her offspring is to have a good chance of survival . |
| 2 | ‘ When people are by themselves they always think other people are having a good time , ’ explained Tim . |
| 3 | ‘ I feel almost guilty that so many good things are happening to us , when such a lot of people are having a bad time , ’ Sarah said . |
| 4 | Of course all this change , verve and audacity was enough to give traditional Christians apoplexy , but too many people were having a good time to worry about the consequences of all these changes . |
| 5 | Except , of course , that gay used to be a word where people were having a happy time . |
| 6 | If we four were representatives of our platoon , it was understandable that the staff were having a tough time of it , pretending that we were all the same — physically , socially and morally . |
| 7 | The pair were having a right old giggle as they walked through Heathrow airport , despite a tiring flight from Los Angeles . |