Example sentences of "not [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | Do not expect a comfortable time . |
2 | So , while there is no need to spoil the fun by trying to make an over-blown production out of your Christmas video , why not give a little time and thought to ways of showing the excitement leading up to the day itself . |
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 | For safety 's sake , some events may not use an optimum time — so check this with the organisers . |
6 | I can not remember a previous time when we have bought back a former council house . |
7 | WHEELCHAIR passengers do not have an easy time when they travel by rail . |
8 | You 'll not have an easy time with her , Marilla . ’ |
9 | 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 . |
10 | ‘ If someone looks like they 're not having a good time , or they look like they 're acting , the tape is rejected . |
11 | ‘ If someone looks like they 're not having a good time , or they 're looking at their watch , or they look like they 're acting , then the tape is rejected . ’ |
12 | Well actually it jus , he 's not having a bad time . |
13 | Apart from this defeat in Africa , Hitler 's Germany was not having a happy time . |
14 | That will leave management free to concentrate on the existing businesses which are not having an easy time of it . |
15 | The mountain before them was the birthplace of mankind ; and he referred the ladies , while excusing himself with an ingratiating laugh for mentioning an indelicate subject , to the authority of Our Saviour 's words to Nicodemus , where it is stated that a man can not enter a second time into his mother 's womb and be born once more . |
16 | He can not enter a second time into his mother 's womb and be born , can he ? |
17 | She could not recall a specific time when it had been moved . |