Example sentences of "a [adj] time they be " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then er a and then after they had been in hay ricks for a long time they were brought up to the farm and built into a bigger stack , a bigger thing . |
| 2 | Julia Newton , Kath Metcalfe , Helen Rhodes , Sue Thirkill , Andy Stuart , Simon Cash , Yvonne Johnson , Nicola McGrath and Mike Smethurst had such a good time they are already planning another get-together in the not too distant future . |
| 3 | But again they were probably making use of much older tracks evolved for very different purposes For a short time they were important . |
| 4 | All we can say is that assurances were given , and that for a short time they were accepted as having been given in good faith ; but they were not honoured . |
| 5 | She hurried outside and hastily picked a bunch of them , and within a short time they were making a pleasing addition to the table . |
| 6 | They were each offered a can of cold beer from a coolbox , and within a short time they were lining up at the barbecue , a plate in hand . |