Example sentences of "they have a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | FBI spokesman Bob Ricks said : ‘ I believed from the very beginning they had a certain time agenda . |
2 | Dunbar took Madeleine and they had a marvellous time , or so Aubrey said . ’ |
3 | And then he gave orders to Punch for tea to be prepared and they had a terrible time finding any china that was n't cracked or broken and then she went on working in the pantry as quiet as a mouse and she could hear you both talking as clear as clear . |
4 | Anyway , they had a good time out . |
5 | The children say they had a great time , eating sweets and with a pirate on board their bus . |
6 | Coventry used to be one of the best teams in England … they 've won the cup twice … now they 're in the second division and they had a hard time on saturday … five penalty kicks saw them through … with three tries … none of which were that dazzling … it was Hereford who entertained … their last try was something special something to remember … |
7 | Head teacher Jennifer Comish said : ‘ They had a wonderful time , there was mud everywhere . |
8 | Oh you you somebody said that they had a bad time with erm |
9 | ‘ True , but they have a pleasant time in the sun while they 're about it . |
10 | You know , they have a nicer time of it here altogether do n't they ? |
11 | You do them up , you do n't da you muck them out , dress them over , let them loose they have a easy time like we do . |
12 | But I think that if they bring their children here they will find they have a good time . ’ |
13 | They have a marvellous time , but the best thing of all is totally unexpected — a family of sparrows nesting on the zoo gates on the way out . |