Example sentences of "have an [adj] time of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Job B has an estimated time of 3 units , so the early finish of B is 4 + 3 = 7 . |
| 2 | Job B has an estimated time of 3 units , so the early finish of B is 4 + 3 = 7 . |
| 3 | But they have not had an easy time of it , as much of the garden was originally covered by a concrete driveway , and the soil , though fertile had a layer of ironstone at about the depth you need to plan shrubs . |
| 4 | The 32-year-old French film director has just flown into London from LA , and has not had an easy time of it . |
| 5 | Take That have n't had an easy time of it breaking into the big time . |
| 6 | Invergordon did not have an easy time of it in 1992 , a fact reflected both by turnover , down 8 per cent at £85 million , and operating profits , down 3.8 per cent at £35.3 million . |
| 7 | Davies , Strudwick and Johnson persuaded Nicholas to hand in her resignation because they could see that she was having an impossible time of it . |
| 8 | That will leave management free to concentrate on the existing businesses which are not having an easy time of it . |