Example sentences of "a [adj] time be " in BNC.
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| 1 | A memorable time was had by all . |
| 2 | But it 's a low time is n't it ? |
| 3 | Minton encouraged them to do as they pleased and a high time was had whilst he paid the bills . |
| 4 | And when it comes to crossing the traffic , designated places are set aside , a limited time is given to cross , and some , perhaps through their own lack of judgement , will be unlucky and be run over . |
| 5 | The amount of colour developed during a fixed time is proportional to the tissue type plasminogen activator activity in the sample . |
| 6 | A fixed part of the Order Paper and a fixed time was first set aside for questions in 1869 . |
| 7 | FRIDAY Dr & The Medics Silly hippies in Roy Wood cast-off costumes do n't sound like the most appetising evening out , and their brief foray into the charts was a considerable embarrassment , but the good Dr 's tongue is in the right place ( in his cheek ) and a jolly time is guaranteed . |
| 8 | This year our resorts offer something for everyone and the only problem is deciding where to go , but wherever you end up on Corfu a great time is guaranteed . |
| 9 | A great time was had by all at the opening of Mo and Margaret Nabbach 's salon , M&M Hair Academy in Ealing . |
| 10 | A great time was had by all as you can read in ‘ David 's Diary ’ . |
| 11 | However , ‘ a great time was had by all , ’ said Helen Milnes of West George Street Branch . |
| 12 | Raffles , stalls and a junior golf competition on the practice green ensured a great time was had by all . |
| 13 | The snag is , scientists do not yet know whether patients taking the drug for a long time are better off with a little testosterone , or none . |
| 14 | Been in there for a long time are n't they ? |
| 15 | I mean , that 's a long time is n't it ? |
| 16 | If a long time is spent teaching pupils how to present work and arguments neatly , insisting on underlined headings , dates , and sharp pencils , there are going to be problems convincing them that rough work is valuable and that you are prepared to spend some time looking at it . |
| 17 | for example about , because you know one of the things that I 've thought about for quite a long time is the idea of encouraging voluntary organizations , concerned with the disability to get more interested in the arts and that 's obviously what Mecca is |
| 18 | And probably even less than that , now I think of it , two hours that 's quite a long time is n't it Peter ? |
| 19 | It 's rather a long time is n't it ? |
| 20 | You can start digging about six foot though , start , start digging a long time is your missus now helping you ? |
| 21 | It all , just all depends and a year 's a long time is n't it ? |
| 22 | It 's a long time is n't it ? |
| 23 | I mean , that 's a long time is n't it ? |
| 24 | Du n no people have said like that will last a really short time or a really long time , but what 's considered a short time I know what a long time is , a long time is like sort of four months three sort of four months onwards in n it for like people our age , what would a short time be they ? |
| 25 | Du n no people have said like that will last a really short time or a really long time , but what 's considered a short time I know what a long time is , a long time is like sort of four months three sort of four months onwards in n it for like people our age , what would a short time be they ? |
| 26 | first thing I 've had for a long time is er that . |
| 27 | However , governments have for a long time been divided over how large a merger must be before it passes out of national hands to Brussels . |
| 28 | The last has for a long time been the argument most favoured by political theorists . |
| 29 | Certain types of small bacteria , called mycoplasma or ureaplasma , have for a long time been thought to be responsible for some cases of NGU . |
| 30 | There had for a long time been publicly expressed unease in the United Kingdom about the unsatisfactory training of people treating the diseases of animals , whether they were farriers in the sense of being shoeing-smiths acting as horse-doctors , or were medical practitioners — physicians , or more especially surgeons — who had , partly or completely , left human medicine for the less crowded and potentially more lucrative ( if less socially acceptable ) field of animal medicine . |