Example sentences of "have [verb] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 So if , as seems likely , we have to wait a long time for a follow up to the triumphant Glyndebourne production , we should be all the more grateful for occasions like the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 's concert performance ( sponsored by English Estates ) .
2 a matter will be er that we going to fight er , easily er so I mean i , it meant that the er , that er er some more should be brought out so that it er does er adhere to what er these er er government departments er expect as a response rather than er er as this considered issue raising er , we can er facilitate that er quite er easily but er I think er the the main point is what Hugh has said , that er we opposed it because it 's not going to help in my view it 's not going to help er the patients , the patients are not going to come off any better as a result of er , these er er what I would say and I feel and er the , I I I 'd like to know what er the GP 's think about cos GP 's usually erm er , advise their patients if they have to wait a long time from one hospital , they would advise them to go into London and er , if that 's been stopped as been er that 's been stated erm then erm , er the GP 's are not going to feel very happy about their patients er , getting er erm a lesser service .
3 Delivery times for most items were generally satisfactory , but there appears to be a possibility that readers consulting early or rare books in the South Reading Room have to wait a considerable time for items ordered over the lunchtime period .
4 ‘ They have picked the wrong time to ask , ’ one member says .
5 I have thought a long time about this and I think I know the answer .
6 for referral to the Parliamentary Commissioner or a Local Councillor for referral to the Local Commissioner , although it must be remembered that the Local Commissioner can only investigate after a complaint has been brought to the attention of the authority complained against and they have had a reasonable time to reply .
7 But looking back on his past he can say simply : ‘ I have had a good time . ’
8 Joel , 38 , who won Gola League title honours with Runcorn 11 years ago , said : ‘ I have had a good time as a player and I have decided that enough is enough .
9 The rest of the Peachtree side have had a mixed time .
10 ‘ Well , not exactly , I mean , I did n't think that carefully … but you have had a rough time , you must admit . ’
11 ‘ I have had a great time at Sunderland , but I am ambitious and want to play in the Premier League .
12 You and I have had a great time over the last 32 years … most of the time .
13 ‘ Certainly , all the people who I 've let loose on my kites have had a great time . ’
14 ‘ The children have had a great time .
15 After all , they have had a long time to become used to them .
16 We hope you have had a pleasant time wherever you have been .
17 Those organizations , most notably the Countryside Commission , which have earnestly attempted to reconcile the viewpoints of farmers and environmentalists have had a hard time .
18 ‘ I have had a wonderful time trying to select flowers that will complement each of you .
19 Ceauşescu admitted at the beginning of the 1980s that it was easier to change the economy and society than people themselves : ‘ As you can see , we have had an easy time constructing factories .
20 Based on beer and widely used for preserving and pickling , malt vinegar is also available as a strong , colourless , distilled vinegar which is particularly useful for preserving foods that have to last a long time .
21 In other words , if you have spent a long time writing programs to carry out tasks , you will have to start again from scratch .
22 It is a tribute not only to the management at Yarrow but to the workers , who have spent a long time removing ill-considered demarcation practices — and it is as a shipbuilder that I say that .
23 I personally and I 'm sure it goes for many here , have spent a long time in the private rented sector and if the opportunity existed to get into council housing we would have taken it .
24 The links between sport , the media ‘ and big business ‘ which are now so important , have taken a long time to forge .
25 The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps .
26 The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps .
27 Exactly you have to think a long time .
28 If any are received erm by the cutoff date , then it has to be my my submission that we have to have a reasonable time to respond .
29 Er we have to have a reasonable time to respond .
30 Most Contracting States have made such a declaration , and all but one of declarant States have specified a one-year time limit .
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