Example sentences of "have [verb] a [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 | I have thought a long time about this and I think I know the answer . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But looking back on his past he can say simply : ‘ I have had a good time . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The rest of the Peachtree side have had a mixed time . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , not exactly , I mean , I did n't think that carefully … but you have had a rough time , you must admit . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I have had a great time at Sunderland , but I am ambitious and want to play in the Premier League . |
| 11 | You and I have had a great time over the last 32 years … most of the time . |
| 12 | ‘ Certainly , all the people who I 've let loose on my kites have had a great time . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ The children have had a great time . |
| 14 | After all , they have had a long time to become used to them . |
| 15 | We hope you have had a pleasant time wherever you have been . |
| 16 | Those organizations , most notably the Countryside Commission , which have earnestly attempted to reconcile the viewpoints of farmers and environmentalists have had a hard time . |
| 17 | ‘ I have had a wonderful time trying to select flowers that will complement each of you . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | In other words , if you have spent a long time writing programs to carry out tasks , you will have to start again from scratch . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | The links between sport , the media ‘ and big business ‘ which are now so important , have taken a long time to forge . |
| 23 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 24 | The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps . |
| 25 | Exactly you have to think a long time . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Er we have to have a reasonable time to respond . |
| 28 | Most Contracting States have made such a declaration , and all but one of declarant States have specified a one-year time limit . |
| 29 | These factors have created a demographic time bomb . |
| 30 | I have waited a long time before writing to you , hoping all the time that I might hear good news of Leslie from Wendy . |