Example sentences of "[verb] a [det] times " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would definitely , at least , break even , and it did come to bear a few times . |
| 2 | ‘ Helen phoned a few times . |
| 3 | mimics them and that , oh I hate that , I hate that as I say a few times I thought to myself I do not like |
| 4 | Then later , when I was by myself in the examining room , you know , your stomach drops a few times . |
| 5 | Yeah , we stopped a few times you know in the |
| 6 | You 'll soon get the hang of it — once you 've been caught a few times you 'll suss out the attack patterns — but until you do , frustration is high . |
| 7 | I met Leonard Elmhirst a few times in his old age . |
| 8 | However , once printed text has been photocopied a few times , or faxed , or degraded in some other way , the characters can become similarly indistinct . |
| 9 | ’ ‘ ard to bruise a ‘ tato , but even ‘ arder to sell a bunch of grapes that 's been picked up and dropped a few times . ’ |
| 10 | It 's the sort of film you can sit and watch a few times . |
| 11 | ‘ We did say we 'd limit him to thirty mares as he 's been so busy competing , but somehow we managed to allow our arms to be twisted a few times . |
| 12 | Well , Anna came a few times . |
| 13 | Is that what you 're talking about now when you 're saying about the about erm you did n't know what to About being frightened you 've said a few times . |
| 14 | There was no tension in him : when he was tense there was a rigidity in his neck muscles , a rigidity I 'd watched from the depths of the crowd during the brief day of his trial and seen a few times since , as at Nottingham . |
| 15 | I 'm sure it 's in Pauline 's garden because I 've seen a few times . |
| 16 | The Lake District , which she had visited a few times before her marriage and toured with friends , seemed a golden and available corner of gentility . |
| 17 | I mean you 've got to try and keep yourself afloat , and then even that 's not going to help you , if nobody comes along and picks you up either , so I mean that But I mean I I did n't Oh well I Suppose I could say I gave up hope a few times but obviously if you s The struggle to survive comes through in the long run , and I mean it 's it 's not easy to give up hope , |
| 18 | So after it happened a few times our teacher said ‘ We wo n't have cooking like this any more . ’ |
| 19 | That happened a few times . |
| 20 | Every time he walked that 's him come back again and every time he stopped it stopped and this happened a few times and he was very scared and he thought he had better go and see what the noise was and anything well it was just a pet sheep tangled up in its tether . |
| 21 | That happened a few times ! |
| 22 | I 've seen him play over the years er Mick , you know he 's er typical of player , we 've had him watched a few times this year , er scouts him er at Aston Villa , said he had a magnificent game . |
| 23 | But I think I should ring a few times before I would arrange to meet him . |
| 24 | I galloped a few times round the yard after him , then had another go . |
| 25 | Representatives from as many relevant agencies as possible met a few times a year , and devised an agreed strategy for the inner area concerned . |
| 26 | We met a few times . |
| 27 | I have been preaching a few times and invitations are coming in , so it is good experience for me . |
| 28 | ‘ He has slammed into my back on running plays a few times , and the only way I can describe what it feels like is to imagine standing on the street and getting hit by a car going 50 miles an hour . |
| 29 | He 's certainly made me laugh a few times ! |
| 30 | Apparently , up until quite recently all Warwick basses were made with aluminium truss rods which obviously are not as strong as steel ones and are liable to break after being adjusted a few times . |