Example sentences of "have [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Another super-domestique of great experience is Sean Yates from Sussex , who has won a long time trial stage in the tour .
2 A prompt return to the social beat has ensured a trouble-free time thereafter
3 It has exploited a slack time — the hiatus between the end of tunnelling work on the Channel link and the start of London 's Jubilee Line Underground extension — to demand that contractors work to tighter margins : between 3 and 7 per cent , compared with the 15 per cent allowed by North West Water , for example , on its contracts .
4 Waiting in the third round could be fourth seed Boris Becker , who has had a torrid time in the build-up to the French Championships but who has a good chance to find his feet with a first round match against 579th-ranked French wild card Nicolas Escude .
5 Manager Lennie Lawrence said : ‘ Payton has had a torrid time .
6 Hodge , who joined Leeds from Nottingham Forest in a £900,000 deal , has had a frustrating time this season .
7 ‘ He has had a sad time looking for work in London and intends to go back to the North-East with his parents as soon as possible , ’ said David Martin , defending .
8 The professor said : ‘ Judith has had a worse time than David because all of this is not of her making .
9 The former Charlton youngster has had a harrowing time at Wednesday since his £250,000 move in January last year — but is aiming to finally win over the Hillsborough boo-boys .
10 She has had a bad time .
11 WW has had a difficult time , suffering heavy losses on its glass side , but profits could be achieved this year .
12 Lloyd 's has had a difficult time recently but it remains vital if London is to retain its pre-eminent position in the world insurance market . ’
13 Bowater has had a miserable time since joining the Footsie last week , the share price falling a good 10 p.c .
14 Even Disney , the most successful studio of the late 1980s , has had a tough time launching Hollywood Pictures , the baby sister of its Touchstone studio .
15 But we also remember how that was n't sustained , and the cynical political fix of the Tories a few months later , that for the moment has coped with the government 's political crisis , and temporarily has bought a little time for a few pits .
16 Since he was sacked , Robin Smith has become a full time employee of his union , after six months on the dole .
17 It has taken a long time to reduce the effects of that defect but it is now under control .
18 The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble .
19 It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives .
20 ‘ It has taken a long time getting Australian rugby to the top and we are n't about to throw that away in one game , ’ he added .
21 Surprisingly , it has taken a long time to arrange something that most would have considered to be basic .
22 It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived .
23 It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement .
24 Such a measure has taken a long time to appear .
25 It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives .
26 The increase in the dependency ratio has created a demographic time bomb , with the dependency ratio getting out of hand through the difficulty of a smaller tax base supporting a larger welfare burden .
27 ‘ She has waited a long time for rest .
28 Clough has waited a long time for a decent run to establish himself after more than two years as squad makeweight .
29 But once again this ‘ temporary ’ extension of power and influence has lasted a long time , and the relative weighting of Diet , Cabinet , Bureaucracy and Judiciary remains a debated issue .
30 She 'd had a terrible time at the birth .
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