Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [been] [verb] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | An astonishing repair of sorts had been effected some time in the last century : a young fruit tree was nailed vertically to the back of the panel and held in place with iron bands . |
| 2 | The Republic of Colombia won its independence from Spain in 1819 although its borders have been redrawn several times since . |
| 3 | Rats have been sighted several times in the Hundens Lane area and Darlington Council 's environmental health department say all rubbish should be kept securely bundled and no scraps of food should be left . |
| 4 | Provisions relating to ancient monuments have been amended several times , the latest being 1983 when the National Heritage Act was passed . |
| 5 | Deficits in visual function following subcortical visual system lesions have been reported many times but it is difficult to interpret them . |
| 6 | Most herds are tested for TB every three years but the Rowes ' cattle have been tested 14 times in the last five years . |
| 7 | Loans to small farmers have been increased 25 times over ; research and investment has gone into new seeds and fertilizers specially designed for the needs ( and the purses ) of the small farmer ; and maize prices have gone up by 129 per cent so as to provide an incentive . |
| 8 | Aristotle himself believed that the arts and the sciences have been discovered many times and then lost again . |
| 9 | Interest rates have been cut eight times since last October . |
| 10 | Interest rates have been reduced several times with a significant shift in economic policy giving priority to growth . |
| 11 | However , if hon. Members had been given more time to study these complicated regulations , more of them might have realised how adversely they affect some of their constituents and would have made it their business to be here . |
| 12 | The amounts as well as qualifying ages have been altered several times since 1986/87 , so any rebate would only apply to allowances that would have been due to you at the time . |