Example sentences of "[vb past] be [adv] [adj] time [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there had been very hard times indeed when Daddy Ni was drunk and away for days on end and no one else in the family was earning : except the mother slaving in beatified drudgery . |
| 2 | Charles and Ann had been out several times together , there had been no aggression , and they were being more affectionate . |
| 3 | Lachy had been back one time afterwards that she knew of , a year later , and he had called , but she 'd told him she would n't be able to see him , and put the phone down on him . |
| 4 | He had been there many times before . |
| 5 | I had been there nine times previously , but I supposed it was the same as your time as a baby — you could not remember a thing about it . |