Example sentences of "has [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Another super-domestique of great experience is Sean Yates from Sussex , who has won a long time trial stage in the tour .
2 A prompt return to the social beat has ensured a trouble-free time thereafter
3 It has exploited a slack time — the hiatus between the end of tunnelling work on the Channel link and the start of London 's Jubilee Line Underground extension — to demand that contractors work to tighter margins : between 3 and 7 per cent , compared with the 15 per cent allowed by North West Water , for example , on its contracts .
4 Waiting in the third round could be fourth seed Boris Becker , who has had a torrid time in the build-up to the French Championships but who has a good chance to find his feet with a first round match against 579th-ranked French wild card Nicolas Escude .
5 Manager Lennie Lawrence said : ‘ Payton has had a torrid time .
6 Hodge , who joined Leeds from Nottingham Forest in a £900,000 deal , has had a frustrating time this season .
7 ‘ He has had a sad time looking for work in London and intends to go back to the North-East with his parents as soon as possible , ’ said David Martin , defending .
8 The former Charlton youngster has had a harrowing time at Wednesday since his £250,000 move in January last year — but is aiming to finally win over the Hillsborough boo-boys .
9 She has had a bad time .
10 WW has had a difficult time , suffering heavy losses on its glass side , but profits could be achieved this year .
11 Lloyd 's has had a difficult time recently but it remains vital if London is to retain its pre-eminent position in the world insurance market . ’
12 Bowater has had a miserable time since joining the Footsie last week , the share price falling a good 10 p.c .
13 Even Disney , the most successful studio of the late 1980s , has had a tough time launching Hollywood Pictures , the baby sister of its Touchstone studio .
14 Since he was sacked , Robin Smith has become a full time employee of his union , after six months on the dole .
15 It has taken a long time to reduce the effects of that defect but it is now under control .
16 The pyramid has taken a long time to crumble .
17 It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives .
18 ‘ It has taken a long time getting Australian rugby to the top and we are n't about to throw that away in one game , ’ he added .
19 Surprisingly , it has taken a long time to arrange something that most would have considered to be basic .
20 It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived .
21 It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement .
22 Such a measure has taken a long time to appear .
23 It has taken a long time to get justice but the compensation will give financial security to my family and give us sufficient breathing space to try and rebuild our lives .
24 The increase in the dependency ratio has created a demographic time bomb , with the dependency ratio getting out of hand through the difficulty of a smaller tax base supporting a larger welfare burden .
25 ‘ She has waited a long time for rest .
26 Clough has waited a long time for a decent run to establish himself after more than two years as squad makeweight .
27 But once again this ‘ temporary ’ extension of power and influence has lasted a long time , and the relative weighting of Diet , Cabinet , Bureaucracy and Judiciary remains a debated issue .
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