Example sentences of "had a [adv] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bored and lonely , yes , but I had a reasonably pleasant time of things all the same . |
| 2 | We had a pretty good time I suppose , but to tell the truth I did n't feel like a party much . |
| 3 | It was generally agreed that Ella ruled the roost and that ‘ poor Miss Dean ’ had a pretty thin time of it . |
| 4 | Curiously enough , once Don was on , he took over so naturally and hilariously that I forgot to be frightened , had a thoroughly rumbustious time and breezed through the remainder of the show . |
| 5 | Always had a most pleasant time . ’ |
| 6 | This jester-king was a hand-me-down from darker times when the blessings of the New Year were guaranteed by the sacrifice of the mock king after he had a jolly good time . |
| 7 | I think they had a jolly good time at the taxpayer 's expense , I but I wo n't be |
| 8 | Well they had a particularly bad time many of them lost absolutely everything and now they 're protesting cos the Lloyds people are only coming up with a nine hundred million pound rescue package that might give them some of them back half of what they invested . |
| 9 | The night was still young , so whoever the female was who worked peculiar hours , or whatever the reason was that he could n't have seen her earlier — and by then Fabia was certain that ‘ someone he had to see ’ would be female — then she hoped he had a truly lovely time ! |
| 10 | Rhodes , in fact , had a fairly lean time as a batsman in the World Cup , with the one exception being a stirring 43 off 36 overs in the semi-final game against England . |
| 11 | A : It is true we had a perfectly wonderful time . |
| 12 | The rain had stopped and Hunt had a relatively easy time of it to win . |
| 13 | Furthermore , the political economists had a relatively easy time pointing to the failings of the economic system of earlier years in terms of disorganization and inefficiency and the imperfections of the free market ( Cole , 1945 ) . |
| 14 | ‘ Children 's books had a very good time , with exceptionally good sales of hardbacks . |
| 15 | We had a very good time , & good weather , for the rest of our stay , & I think Richard enjoyed showing us the many attractions of his area as much as we enjoyed seeing them . |
| 16 | Why not Legoland — Katie Wood did and she had a very constructive time . |
| 17 | ‘ I remember once he took a house in Mallorca and , away from London , we had a very enjoyable time . |
| 18 | ‘ We all had a very enjoyable time , but the lack of training told against us . |
| 19 | In spite of very indifferent weather , we had a very happy time . |
| 20 | I had a very happy time looking at things I did n't want |
| 21 | She had a very jolly time in Korea and she does not like being photographed by the Press . |
| 22 | It was very handy , being so close to town , and as the Lock family are much of an age with our boys we had a very jolly time together . |
| 23 | We had a very bad time with Ken , the buyer at first . |
| 24 | Willey held things together for a while and the total reached 252 , helped by no fewer than 52 extras since the ball was moving around so much that Murray had a very hard time behind the stumps . |
| 25 | She told me you had a very difficult time . ’ |
| 26 | Pham Hong Khang , an engineer , had a less happy time in Bulgaria . |
| 27 | I taught at a private primary school for girls and really , compared with what some teachers go through , I had a terribly easy time , but I still could n't cope . |
| 28 | We had a really good time . |
| 29 | Our favourite was Brands Hatch , where we had a really good time . ’ |
| 30 | Had a really good time out there |