Example sentences of "a [adj] time [adv] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luce was about to ask a second time where they were when the door was opened by a plump , middle-aged woman wearing a neat black dress . |
| 2 | Not that they expected anything other than a hard time when they visited Barnsley . |
| 3 | Some prefer to have a regular time when they purposely sit down and talk about themselves , their feelings and their hurts . |
| 4 | If the English do not like children , it is because they think they ought to behave properly , responsibly and quietly in their presence and can never riot or have a good time when they 're around . |
| 5 | Big stock boats came from Russia and Germany for the salted Herring and it was a busy time when they were loading . |
| 6 | A short time later they were sitting round the table . |
| 7 | A short time later they were making their way along the road that led beyond the property , and had not travelled far before Silas turned the minibus along a side-road that led towards the boundary . |
| 8 | A short time later they went out to where a bay gelding and a grey mare were tethered and , after instructing her concerning the correct side to mount , he gave her a leg up . |
| 9 | They did not stay long , because her drowsiness began to increase , and a short time later they left to go in search of Women 's Surgical , where Stella greeted them with pleased surprise . |
| 10 | That maybe they get to a certain time when they 're going to be out of touch ? |
| 11 | WHEELCHAIR passengers do not have an easy time when they travel by rail . |