Example sentences of "a very [adj] time [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , people did not have a very nice time working there , with dirty conditions , long hours , heat and underground work . |
| 2 | Miranda fled , unseeing down the dark passage to the lavatory where she sat for a very long time feeling sick to her stomach . |
| 3 | Choose the right Koi and it could be an investment for life — choose the wrong one and you could be a very short — or a very long time regretting your mistake . |
| 4 | Gillian 's Uncle George was a very long time coming . |
| 5 | ‘ We are forecasting a very exciting time developing our activities in London and we will continue to gear our services to the clients requirements and ensure that our approach is a refreshing change . ’ |
| 6 | I think she would have a very hard time providing leadership , especially now that she is being perceived as more beholden to Washington than to the Filipino people . " |
| 7 | Marmosets , tiny monkeys that live in the canopy of the South American rain forest , have a very hard time raising their babies . |
| 8 | They have a very hard time saying no to momentary pleasures , regardless of the risks or consequences . |
| 9 | A very important time coming up for the club , some very important games , no more important to people in this area than the game at Swindon on Tuesday night , But then away to Middlesborough , home to West Ham , still something to play for for Oxford United this season if the results keep going their way ? |
| 10 | I had a very happy time looking at things I did n't want |