Example sentences of "a [adj] time [pers pn] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | So Middleton did two sorties I believe , and on each occasion he brought back an aircraft that was no longer capable of flying and was a write-off , it had so much flak and fighter damage , When the same thing happened a second time I had Middleton in and told him that one of his problems was his navigator who was just not able to navigate him round the very heavy flak areas . |
| 2 | ‘ I phoned him and said , ‘ I 've been telling everyone what a great time you had , I feel tricked , betrayed , like an idiot . ’ |
| 3 | For a long time they had led a life of measured grace ; regular sedate walks with their mistress , superb food in ample quantities and long snoring sessions on the rugs and armchairs . |
| 4 | For a long time she had thought they referred to a mother and a female baby bear . |
| 5 | For a long time she had been out of control , unable to cope with the everyday demands of her new royal role . |
| 6 | For a long time she had not been able to face many of her friends . |
| 7 | For a long time she had been unaware of anything lacking , but recently she had started feeling somehow … adrift . |
| 8 | For a long time he had held the envelope in his chubby fingers and close to his face . |
| 9 | A terrible knowledge had been swelling slowly in the Padre 's mind , like a sweet , poisonous fruit , which for a long time he had not dared to taste . |
| 10 | For a long time he had wondered about the history of this little family , now it looked as though he was going to find out . |
| 11 | For a long time it had been accepted that humans could not survive on worlds which were in orbit around any sun which was capable of being classed as a red giant . |
| 12 | Mary , who now combines her psychology practice with astrological counselling , said : ‘ As a psychologist , for a long time I had been aware of a lack , that this science did not give the whole of the picture . |
| 13 | For a long time I had it in mind to write a story contrasting the fates of Eck and his British counterpart . |
| 14 | The cat gave a whimper , as much as to tell its mistress what a terrible time it had had . |
| 15 | Within a short time we had nine staff working full- and part-time . |
| 16 | Its first public letter to the Scotsman referred to " clerical work " or supervisory jobs as being the best area to concentrate on , but within a short time it had established a register for women 's employment of a wider kind . |
| 17 | Within a short time it had a waiting list and larger premises were acquired in the Old Kent Road . |
| 18 | By August 1991 W. 's condition had deteriorated to the point at which for a short time she had to be fed by nasogastric tube and have her arms encased in plaster . |
| 19 | For just a short time I had become a part of the village community on a day that ‘ introduces everybody to everybody else ’ . |
| 20 | In the circumstances they could hardly refuse our request for a special audit — indeed , they appeared to welcome it , saying that although they were going through a difficult time they had nothing to hide , and were confident that the bank would wish to continue its support . " |
| 21 | And I had a couple of months making it and god , it was such a wonderful time I had and writing the lyrics and saying things about love and feelings that have meant something to me over the years . |