Example sentences of "[pron] a [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , its a busy time for her dad as well , what with those extra services — and a lamentable feature of this day and age is the amount of toerags that roll in bold as brass to the Watchnight Service reeking of drink . |
| 2 | I 'll give you a little time for that one . |
| 3 | erm and I think maybe that you , you jumped in should n't have done that er because obviously M Martin got quite defensive at that point you know because you were only going there to do this financial planning service and er selling them anything , you were just offering this financial planning service and then you jumped in with these , when I come back with my recommendations erm tt I also thought that erm you know it was a little bit dodgy actually to say you , well you know erm tt we have found that our records are incorrect and I thought well then that maybe and erm you went ve you went very o when you were talking about the dependants erm you , you you did n't seem to get into er erm how many children have you got and is there any other dependants , it , you , it seemed to take you a long time to actually get there . |
| 4 | How long did it take to establish that did it take you a long time to ? |
| 5 | While your friends are giving you a hard time at present if you persist and refuse to indulge in drug taking they should eventually accept you as a non-user . |
| 6 | Moreover , there is much to suggest that Cnut 's reign was itself a difficult time for some churches . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , while you 're here supporting your partner you can tell me to my face why you intend walking out on me a second time in my life . ’ |
| 8 | One set of typefaces that I like there are on the slightly goofy side are the Goudys erm and it took me a long time of , your know , hearing purists try to explain to me why before I understood the distinction . |
| 9 | Well it 's taken me a long time to even be able to give affection . |
| 10 | The teachers gave me a rough time for a couple of years because my student and acting image did n't fit . |
| 11 | ‘ The authorities have only allowed me a little time with you . |
| 12 | ‘ Give me a little time before breaking the news to your boss . |
| 13 | I went through them a second time with the copper who came round here . ’ |
| 14 | The Doctor had wanted to run straight back into danger , as was his wont , but she had persuaded him that on this occasion at least , some forethought and preparation would be a better idea than just leaving everything to chance and inspiration , particularly as the former seemed hell bent on giving them a hard time of things . |
| 15 | The daughters-in-law made it clear that Mrs J. had given all of them a hard time over the years . |
| 16 | If you want to stay with STG , I 'll be happy to arrange to have your work handled by one of the other partners although it may take him a little time to be able to handle your affairs completely on his own without asking you a lot of questions . ’ |
| 17 | That should take him a long time to . |
| 18 | And in return , no doubt , you gave him a good time in bed ! ’ |
| 19 | The press gave him a hard time for his swing and his technique , but I love his attitude . |
| 20 | Mankiewicz always refuted stories that Sinatra gave him a hard time on the set , but one of Mankiewicz 's sons said that his father ‘ finished the picture hating Sinatra ’ . |
| 21 | We look forward to his participation in our affairs , and wish him a fulfilling time during his time in the House — however long or short that may be . |
| 22 | Often he was right , often I gave him a bad time for sticking his nose in . |
| 23 | But he has been very loving this summer and much cast down by the failure of the Italian cause and I will not grudge him a livelier time of it in Rome . |
| 24 | John C. Francis ( of the Athenaeum ) recorded that , ‘ I had occasion to call on him a short time before his death , when we joined in a hearty laugh over his former furious attacks upon the Athenaeum . |
| 25 | Despite his having given her a tough time on set , Lysette is still very fond of Woody Allen : ‘ He gave me the courage to be brave . |
| 26 | She closed the lid ; when the catch failed to operate , she slammed it a second time with a violence that made several of the slumberers lift their heads . |
| 27 | You did it a long time before anybody else . |
| 28 | ‘ When in general is it a good time for me to phone you ? |
| 29 | But it took us a long time to actually get to that stage because er , the police are at fault , the police launch these schemes and they go away and say get on with it and off we go |
| 30 | I am the delighted winner of the Outdoor Action Splash competition and I 'd just like to say that Andy Middleton and his colleagues gave us a great time on our week 's holiday at the Twr-y-Felin outdoor centre . |