Example sentences of "a [adj] time at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Go and have a swell time at our fancy-dress party . |
| 2 | He makes a mental note to call Keith a second time at 7:15 . |
| 3 | But with the Germans having a torrid time at the back as Wednesday 's attacking momentum gained pace , backed by fanatical Hillsborough support , substitute Thomas Zeyer pulled the trigger . |
| 4 | Usually he can spend only a limited time at one session in the tasting room as his work involves so much keen concentration . |
| 5 | You 're never going to make me sound like a human being , because people like to think I 'm Dracula 's mother but I did have a rotten time at the start and it 's only just getting better . |
| 6 | A sad time at Breakspear , that was . ’ |
| 7 | Sinead had a hard time at school because she was a newcomer in a class which had been together for two years , and some of her fellow pupils knew her recent history . |
| 8 | While your friends are giving you a hard time at present if you persist and refuse to indulge in drug taking they should eventually accept you as a non-user . |
| 9 | well — we are sixth from bottom and I guess Pool will be giving us a hard time at Anfield after loosing against Spurs . |
| 10 | But does their mother think they get a hard time at school from the locals ? |
| 11 | Not having such a fine time at gigs recently were CARTER USM , whose own live experience at The Riverside venue in Newcastle proved painful when JIMBOB skidded on a banana skin some thoughtful fan had thrown onto the stage , and fell straight on his ass . |
| 12 | Josh Gifford 's gelding won the H & T Walker Gold Cup in a fast time at Ascot recently , and remains well treated despite being 2lb out of the handicap . |
| 13 | The progressive Dreamers Delight touched off the useful Texan Tycoon in a fast time at Newbury two weeks ago and deserves the greatest respect , but I prefer SATIN LOVER . |
| 14 | ‘ But Father and the other men had a great time at the headman 's — getting blind drunk on the raksi that they bought with the proceeds . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I have had a great time at Sunderland , but I am ambitious and want to play in the Premier League . |
| 16 | So Bill Gates is n't having a great time at the moment and things may get worse once the US Federal Trade Commission reveals its findings about Microsoft 's business practices . |
| 17 | tried to call you both saturday nite and a couple of times on sunday — but no answer … the spurs game was just OK — but we had a great time at the newcastle game vs. scousers — great atmosphere — we stood among the newcastle supporters ( north bank ? ) and they made hell each time cole put it behind grobbelar … |
| 18 | They stood talking a long time at the crossroads before separating but he did n't offer to see her over the weekend . |
| 19 | It 'll take a long time at his age but it 'll mend . |
| 20 | We waited a long time at Enniskillen , an RAF helicopter buzzing above the castle . |
| 21 | Fergus laughed rather a long time at this , and said tersely , ‘ I should . ’ |
| 22 | He raised his eyes from the pattern and stared a long time at my friend and I — the only two white people on the journey . |
| 23 | In those places where there is a delay in substantiation , faith is prepared to wait for a long time at the bar of history . |
| 24 | This served with 28 Squadron under 5 Wing and was later stored for a long time at 15 Air Depot at Snake Valley , adjacent to Swartkop before going to serve with the MEFS at Bloemspruit . |
| 25 | Llanelli and Neath put on a show as good as anything seen for a long time at club level . |
| 26 | On reaching the top of the hill , Tess paused and looked for a long time at the familiar green world of home . |
| 27 | It 's a long time at the sink . ’ |
| 28 | I began to wonder what was happening when we stood for a long time at Birmingham New Street . |
| 29 | That 's a long time at one club . |
| 30 | In the end , I really did have a good time at College . |