Example sentences of "[vb base] a [adj -er] time " in BNC.

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1 The tourists anticipate a harder time than recent evidence in Welsh and Irish rugby might have suggested to them .
2 Flies which have their day length continually varied live a shorter time than those following a more normal routine .
3 You know , they have a nicer time of it here altogether do n't they ?
4 You 'll probably be better paid , and have a better time of it . ’
5 ‘ There are ways night people have a better time , Richard .
6 ‘ Though whether women really have a worse time in this sort of society is a matter for argument , ’ she said .
7 ‘ Women have a harder time than men .
8 At either end of the beach , where the sea beats directly on the face of the cliffs , the crabs have a harder time of it .
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