Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you I ca n't talk , I looked in the mirror a couple of weeks ago and my eyes are , I mean are really they 're having a rough time indeed |
| 2 | ‘ You 're having a marvellous time out there . |
| 3 | ‘ Not too far when you 're having a good time . |
| 4 | In America , as long as you 're having a good time right now , it 's valid ; if in the next century it 's all forgotten , then that 's okay too . |
| 5 | We 're having a good time . |
| 6 | He says they 're having a good time . |
| 7 | He 's taking her out for meals and they 're having a good time together you know . |
| 8 | I mean , , but I 'd really , seriously wished I had said to the waiter , but obviously we 're having a good time . |
| 9 | ‘ Enduring ’ means nothing if you 're having a rotten time now , so you guys love Shakespeare and in the meantime I ca n't get a good hot cup of coffee in this country . |
| 10 | This contrived notion of a rock'n'roll band touring around — we 're doing all that shit and we 're having a great time too . |
| 11 | You 're having a great time . |
| 12 | you 're having a bad time , use them . |
| 13 | It 's a funny thing though , because mother 's and daughter 's , and er , I love , when my mum comes up she 's a dreadful sleeper and if you 're having a bad time , you get up in the middle of the night to go and make a cup of tea , there 's always a little voice says , yes , let's have a cup of tea dear . |
| 14 | She figures they 're having a hard time positioning the thing and do n't want to mess up the good thing they have going with Windows . |
| 15 | Oh they 're taking a long time to get these last two runs are n't they ? |
| 16 | ‘ When I go out I switch on the video and know my cats are having a good time looking at visions of snakes , hippos , mice , rabbits — oh , just about everything . |
| 17 | ‘ When people are by themselves they always think other people are having a good time , ’ explained Tim . |
| 18 | The noise level in the room is evidence that the children are having a good time but they do n't like being asked silly questions . |
| 19 | But the jamboree could well turn into one of those parties where half the guests fail to turn up , and everyone else tries terribly hard to pretend that they are having a marvellous time . |
| 20 | Pupils at Kensington infants ' school are having a marvellous time just mucking about . |
| 21 | Nobody is pretending that we are having a great time , but it is important to recognise the factors which have affected us in what is a transitional period for the club . |
| 22 | Chapman 's message to Huddersfield 's supporters was full of his customary cheery confidence : ‘ The team are having a fine time . |
| 23 | Oxford have Aston Villa at the Manor on Wednesday … it 's all ticket … and tomorrow is your last chance to get one … the box office is open all day … do n't miss it … next for us is the third division where Hereford are having a hard time |
| 24 | ‘ Forest are having a bad time — they 've lost six matches without winning . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . |
| 26 | The problem seems to be that many women are having a tough time making their mark higher up the career ladder . |
| 27 | Though the money is being spent , local vendors are having a tough time coping with the increasingly erratic nature of demand and worsening financial instability . |
| 28 | With these two products firmly established as the market leaders other products are having a tough time breaking through . |
| 29 | The story focusses on Mario and Pedro , two kids who are having a tough time scraping together enough money to live on . |
| 30 | The story focusses on Mario and Pedro , two kids who are having a tough time scraping together enough money to live on . |