Example sentences of "have a [adj] time [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Not only for myself as it 's been a particular project close to me for many years , but for the break up of a team , a team that has a long time to build up and a team that worked very well together and who were very committed . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , apparently she only has a short time to live ; David came back to be with her — he 's even living at Brooklands . ’ |
| 3 | If , however , a bond only has a short time left to maturity , it will be much more liquid : its market price will be near its face value . |
| 4 | Couple this with a quality assessment system which is riddled with jargon and technical description and the caterer has a hard time deciding what he or she is going to buy and from which company . |
| 5 | They 've had a long time to crack a lot of these problems pardon |
| 6 | After all , they have had a long time to become used to them . |
| 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 agency account man must have had a sticky time explaining that one to the client . |
| 9 | With these objects , in their millennium of power , the Celts seem to have had a splendid time scraping and whipping Europe into shape . |
| 10 | for referral to the Parliamentary Commissioner or a Local Councillor for referral to the Local Commissioner , although it must be remembered that the Local Commissioner can only investigate after a complaint has been brought to the attention of the authority complained against and they have had a reasonable time to reply . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He could have worked things out the same way I had , and he 'd have had a hellish time believing it all of his own son . |
| 13 | Ian and Barbara meet — the latter having had a difficult time avoiding Nero 's amorous advances — and with the help of Tavius ( who is a Christian ) , they manage to escape from the city . |
| 14 | ‘ I have had a wonderful time trying to select flowers that will complement each of you . |
| 15 | ‘ He 's had a hard time getting into the world , ’ Elizabeth replied . |
| 16 | Even a political genius coming to power in propitious circumstances would have had a hard time meeting all these claims on him . |
| 17 | When I was a boy — just 30 years ago — a store like this would have had a hard time surviving in this small mid-Western Canadian city . |
| 18 | If they suss out that you 're a fanatical prospector they 'll have a great time winding you up and sending you off on a series of wild goose chases . |
| 19 | And and would have a good time playing it , cos i There 's enough there , but it 's not you know |
| 20 | If you do n't hold the wire on the floor , the tape will wrap itself round it and you 'll have a terrible time trying to disentangle the resulting blob of sticky goo . ) |
| 21 | A person must have a reasonable time to prepare his case . |
| 22 | If you have to go out to deliberately buy them the chances are that you wo n't but if you buy the occasional packet when you happen to see them you can have a grand time selecting them to effect a change on a sweater at the right time . |
| 23 | The man did n't have a long time to go through a process , he did n't have a long time to find where he was on on the scale , a and er , you know , from one stage to the next stage , to the next stage , to got through a pre-evangelism and then another stage , and another stage , the man did n't have time he was dying ! |
| 24 | The man did n't have a long time to go through a process , he did n't have a long time to find where he was on on the scale , a and er , you know , from one stage to the next stage , to the next stage , to got through a pre-evangelism and then another stage , and another stage , the man did n't have time he was dying ! |
| 25 | You could have a lovely time bouncing up and down in the pulpit , screaming hell fire . ’ |
| 26 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
| 27 | We did have a short time to show off whatever skills we had managed to acquire . |
| 28 | Even though it offers compensation to people who have already bought shops or flats , Albania 's court system , now being rebuilt from scratch after almost 30 years without a justice ministry , will have a hard time sorting out property disputes . |
| 29 | If any of these poor beggars die of cold old Starling will have a hard time digging a hole for them . ’ |
| 30 | They 'd have a hard time proving that , I think , if they were interested in proof ; which I 'm not sure they are . |