Example sentences of "and a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is powered by a fuel-injected , 3.0-litre V6 engine which , if Nissan 's figures are correct , give it a top speed of 156mph and a 0-60mph time of 5.6 seconds . |
| 2 | She does this with every class in the school and each class has a fixed day and a fixed time . |
| 3 | A fixed part of the Order Paper and a fixed time was first set aside for questions in 1869 . |
| 4 | I I 've learnt the Pitman school but to a basic level and a long time ago and a lot of it is now forgotten . . |
| 5 | ‘ And a long time till dawn . |
| 6 | Come over here and join us by all means — but not too many of you , so we 'll vet you as you come in ; and not make getting in pleasant or easy ; and just please stick to your own districts , and keep your own religion and dance away to tambourines , or bow to the East , or whatever you like to do to remind you of home — or home as it used to be a hundred years ago but certainly is n't now — and are n't we clever , and kind , and good , the way we give you your roots back ? , and with any luck your children will grow up well-behaved and pleasant ; ours certainly are n't ; because your children come of a society which , being somewhere else and a long time ago , is probably better than ours . |
| 7 | Well-planned and executed night attacks on machinery and factories took place over wide districts and a long time span by men who , having set governmental authority at defiance , disappeared back into the community by day . |
| 8 | And a long time , in n it ? |
| 9 | Earlier in this chapter the three key elements of rational approaches were identified as : relating expenditure of funds to fulfilling organisational objectives , a zero-based approach to choice and decision making and a multi-year time horizon for budgetary decision making . |
| 10 | I do n't think I can still yet watch it without weeping — it 's such a powerful film of a powerful time , and a terrible time really . |
| 11 | Under the Purnells ' control , this was a busy and a profitable time in the history of Fromebridge ; however , around the beginning of the l9th century , the company ran into problems . |
| 12 | It was always there and a good time . ’ |
| 13 | The Christmas goose was well and truly cooked and a good time was had by all . |
| 14 | Station dances were always well attended and a good time was had by all . |
| 15 | ‘ This is a good place to sit down and a good time to sit , ’ said the Friar , ‘ for judging from the condition of the sun , we should eat a little . |
| 16 | Literary fiction next , and a good time for it in Booker month , and the next few are all potential high flyers . |
| 17 | He mentions ‘ the odd brawl and punch-up ’ , for example , the fact that policemen only went in pairs in some districts , and that they patrolled the centre of the city in strength each weekend ‘ because prostitutes and drunks frequently started fights and a good time was had by all ’ . |
| 18 | Most of those who met the future candidate on the Sailing Party were struck by his insatiable appetite for debate and a good time . |
| 19 | Everyone got happily drunk together and a good time was had by all ; so long as the band kept the beat , what they played was immaterial . |
| 20 | Imagine the nightclub is in full swing , your 2000 watt sound system is rocking the foundations and a good time is being had by all but … a small fire starts in the adjacent kitchens . |
| 21 | The serial channels , which interpret and process the communication protocols , each support eight different protocol modes and a built-in time slot assigner routes data to and from any of the channels , to and from a Time Division Multiplexed Channel such as a T1 or CEPT line . |
| 22 | ‘ But we had beautiful weather and a marvellous time , ’ said Mrs Williams . |
| 23 | March 17th is my traditional early chiffchaff date and although a journey south to Poole and a short time near possible sites on that day , yielded no hearing of the bird , one has been singing in this garden today . |
| 24 | Vera went to a Quaker school in Cornwall and a short time later to school in Letchworth . |
| 25 | And a short time later , Mala and I were in the safe side of our own ship 's airlock , staring at what lay nestled within the opened silicaplast container . |
| 26 | Silas began his routine of making sure that the shearers ' quarters were being left in perfect order , and a short time later he spoke to Lucy . |
| 27 | They did not stay long , because her drowsiness began to increase , and a short time later they left to go in search of Women 's Surgical , where Stella greeted them with pleased surprise . |
| 28 | Minton encouraged them to do as they pleased and a high time was had whilst he paid the bills . |
| 29 | Time is , of course , the major direct cost in a building surveying practice and a disciplined time recording system , backed by well-calculated hourly rates based on the relationship between productive and non-productive time expected from the grade of partner or staff member concerned in a normal working year , is essential |
| 30 | ‘ But it has been a wonderful year and a wonderful time for me . |