Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 They wo n't catch me a second time .
2 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 .
3 Could she survive it a second time ?
4 ( ‘ Do you know what the fucking time is ? ’ — ‘ No , Jack Scamp 's stolen my watch . ’
5 They are scarcely free to shop around for the officer who would give them the easiest time .
6 Do n't give me a hard time , McLeish , just bloody do it . ’
7 ‘ Do n't give me a hard time , ’ she begged .
8 I know I 've been a bit stupid , but I 'm trying to get my act together and all Luke-do-it-all-Denner does is give me a hard time !
9 I 'll give you a good time . ’
10 I can give you a good time . ’
11 I 'll give you a little time for that one .
12 Did they give you a difficult time ?
13 ‘ At prop , if you do not show aggression and attack your opposite number , whilst contributing to making sure that your own ball is protected , you can be certain that your opponents will give you a hard time .
14 ‘ Did she give you a hard time ? ’
15 In return for a £250 donation to the Appeal Fund we will give you an engraved Time Capsule measuring 75mm dia. × 230mm long ( 3″ × 9″ ) .
16 You 'll be more than welcome — ugly and depressing though it is — we 'll show you a good time — we mean that , Hans — we really do . ’
17 My contract said very clearly that I had to have complete control of the making of the film , so I asked Darryl Zanuck if he would please replace me and I would give him the necessary time to find someone else .
18 Like many European economies , Austria faces a difficult year ; its close links with the ailing German economy may give it a worse time than most .
19 The dog is commanded to sit and if he does n't do it the first time , he is pushed gently into position .
20 It 's a heartening thought : he might give us a hard time but , at root , Bob is on our side …
21 We 're out there riding as hard as we can and if that gives any of the supporters any sort of er consolation , I do n't know if it does or not , but it — we 're really giving our best all the time and er win , lose or draw you 'll always find us every time we 've got a doing our best and er although often some people might shout and scream and give us a hard time , er it 's not for , for lack of trying , I mean nobody wants to finish last and er me even more than most , so just get behind us and shout and scream and we 'll try our hardest .
22 A structure as I 've said previously will give us the vital time and for the detailed discussions and consultations we need if we are to build the trust for the merger we all wish to see .
23 ‘ He did n't like me the last time around .
24 I did n't believe it the first time either . ’
25 He really did n't like it the first time we played it , so he tried spoiling it .
26 Food is highly expensive and you could see what a hard time people had been through .
27 I could n't face it a second time .
28 S. H. We were held responsible for property and we had to go round and test every doorway and that would occupy the first time round — say an hour and a half — and then usually you had to go round and test them a second time , just to make sure .
29 It will take me a long time to correct & copy , though : when I have done so , of course you shall have it .
30 ‘ It will take me a long time to define what I mean .
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