Example sentences of "they [vb past] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some pact they made a long time ago . ’ |
| 2 | And they took a long time making it . |
| 3 | And they took a long time serving it . |
| 4 | They took a long time to settle , missing more than they realised the wise , old heads of Ackford , Teague and even Richards . |
| 5 | FBI spokesman Bob Ricks said : ‘ I believed from the very beginning they had a certain time agenda . |
| 6 | Dunbar took Madeleine and they had a marvellous time , or so Aubrey said . ’ |
| 7 | And then he gave orders to Punch for tea to be prepared and they had a terrible time finding any china that was n't cracked or broken and then she went on working in the pantry as quiet as a mouse and she could hear you both talking as clear as clear . |
| 8 | Anyway , they had a good time out . |
| 9 | The children say they had a great time , eating sweets and with a pirate on board their bus . |
| 10 | Coventry used to be one of the best teams in England … they 've won the cup twice … now they 're in the second division and they had a hard time on saturday … five penalty kicks saw them through … with three tries … none of which were that dazzling … it was Hereford who entertained … their last try was something special something to remember … |
| 11 | Head teacher Jennifer Comish said : ‘ They had a wonderful time , there was mud everywhere . |
| 12 | Oh you you somebody said that they had a bad time with erm |
| 13 | They waited a long time and nobody appeared but the Brigadier did n't call again . |
| 14 | They waited a long time while the hounds drew the covert . |