Example sentences of "a [adj] time it have " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a long time it had been accepted that humans could not survive on worlds which were in orbit around any sun which was capable of being classed as a red giant . |
| 2 | For a long time it has been known that heavy drinking during pregnancy can badly affect a baby 's development so that when it is born , its face and head are deformed and it is mentally backward . |
| 3 | For a long time it has been content with this unchanging splendour but more recently it has treated itself to a quartier in the most modern style , complete with a magnificent new concert hall , the Corum ( which unfortunately appears to have been built on ground that it is less than stable ) . |
| 4 | It 's a long time it 's been going since that sort of thing . |
| 5 | The cat gave a whimper , as much as to tell its mistress what a terrible time it had had . |
| 6 | Its first public letter to the Scotsman referred to " clerical work " or supervisory jobs as being the best area to concentrate on , but within a short time it had established a register for women 's employment of a wider kind . |
| 7 | Within a short time it had a waiting list and larger premises were acquired in the Old Kent Road . |