Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I end up in bed with Rory I 'll have a lovely time and then I 'll quit . |
| 2 | After all , everything was sown and the harvest was still some weeks away , so I could afford a little time off . |
| 3 | I 'd need a little time . |
| 4 | I 'd like a short time on board before the start , if you would n't mind . ’ |
| 5 | And another sixteen percent is the other Ne Nestle coffee erm Blend Thirty Seven which I used to drink a long time ago and others and twenty two percent is er |
| 6 | If it is n't , say , ‘ I would like a little time to think about this , I need to get some facts and figures , I 'm sure you would n't wish me to give you incorrect information . |
| 7 | It is important that you negotiate with a man you trust as he has to agree to practise safer sex from test to pregnancy — which may take a considerable time . |
| 8 | Wherever they went , they would have to go on foot , which might take a long time . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'd like to set your wrist and put on a small plaster , which will take a little time to dry . |
| 10 | It is much easier to improve ‘ performance ’ on such measures by decreasing the denominator than by increasing the numerator , which can take a long time , involves risk and has to be discounted for taxation . |
| 11 | Many conditions have to be fulfilled and eligibility established , which can take a considerable time ; so if you can improve the living conditions of your elderly parent yourself , without undue hardship , you would be well advised to do so . |
| 12 | You should specify a relative time in the format dddd hh:mm . |
| 13 | Although you should make a specific time when candidates can ask their own questions you should also allow time for questions which arise naturally at an earlier stage of the interview . |
| 14 | It seems to me that you should leave a little time for romance . ’ |
| 15 | Never know , you might have a full time job by then . |
| 16 | If you do n't hold the wire on the floor , the tape will wrap itself round it and you 'll have a terrible time trying to disentangle the resulting blob of sticky goo . ) |
| 17 | Many resorts claim you 'll have a fabulous time there , but I 've found one that really lives up to its promises . |
| 18 | No you 'll have a good time , seriously , it sounds like I 'm putting you off , I do n't mean to , it 's not |
| 19 | You 're a workaholic ; you 'll have a brilliant time . |
| 20 | You 'll have a brilliant time though . |
| 21 | You 'll have a brilliant time , it 's such a laugh but you ca n't drink , that 's the only thing , you ca n't drink inside , they do n't sell alcohol unless you 've got I D and there 's about four people there that are actually eighteen anyway . |
| 22 | ’ You 'll have a busy time ahead of you now . |
| 23 | The specialists had said that if she was careful , she could live a long time . |
| 24 | ‘ I thought she 'd have a rougher time than she did , unlike some team members who were like bulls at a gate . |
| 25 | You could have a lovely time bouncing up and down in the pulpit , screaming hell fire . ’ |
| 26 | If you feel , for example , that your appearance lets you down , perhaps you could spend a little time studying magazine features to see where you could make some changes . |
| 27 | T. D. There were men on the opposite beat and sometimes you could spend a little time talking to them as long as you were n't caught . |
| 28 | With the help of System Three Scotland we have developed the questionnaire which is attached and we would be very grateful if you would take a little time to complete it . |
| 29 | Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh , she will spend a short time in the town on Wednesday , 30 June . |
| 30 | If you can show genuine enthusiasm for the company the interviewer will be reassured that you will stay a reasonable time with the firm and not be constantly on the lookout for something better . |