Example sentences of "they have a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 FBI spokesman Bob Ricks said : ‘ I believed from the very beginning they had a certain time agenda .
2 Dunbar took Madeleine and they had a marvellous time , or so Aubrey said . ’
3 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 .
4 Anyway , they had a good time out .
5 The children say they had a great time , eating sweets and with a pirate on board their bus .
6 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 …
7 Head teacher Jennifer Comish said : ‘ They had a wonderful time , there was mud everywhere .
8 Oh you you somebody said that they had a bad time with erm
9 ‘ True , but they have a pleasant time in the sun while they 're about it .
10 You do them up , you do n't da you muck them out , dress them over , let them loose they have a easy time like we do .
11 But I think that if they bring their children here they will find they have a good time . ’
12 They have a marvellous time , but the best thing of all is totally unexpected — a family of sparrows nesting on the zoo gates on the way out .
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