Example sentences of "it [det] times [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Matilda had read it many times with fascination .
2 Sleepless in Scotland she had walked it many times in her mind .
3 ‘ Opinion polls may or may not turn out to be right at a later stage ’ ; ‘ Local authorities exceeded projected expenditure by quite a margin ’ ; ‘ When this campaign started some weeks ago ’ ; ‘ I concede the point , for I have stated it many times in the past . ’
4 ‘ But I have gone over it many times in my mind about why we lost so heavily in India and one of the main reasons for me was that we were not used to playing on turning pitches .
5 I have taken it enough times from Steve .
6 I practised it enough times in the car coming here , ’ Whitlock replied with a grin .
7 You 'd , you 'd expect me erm er with my finger on that pulse to have made that point to the directors , may be help me make it several times during our sort of discussions about er both this year 's budget and next year 's projections .
8 in areas supplied by river systems , such as the Thames Valley , water can be taken from the river , used and returned to it several times with the result that much of its initial quality has been lost .
9 She lifted her head and banged it several times on the floor .
10 The same effect can be obtained by filling the pool with water and emptying it several times over a period of two or three weeks .
11 Flex your wrist up and down , and rotate it several times in both directions .
12 I ran over it several times in my head afterwards .
13 Dutifully she and Luke followed Anna and Sam through the house ; they discovered that they had both visited it several times in the past .
14 As the House knows , because I have said it several times in business questions , my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has said that the establishment of a Northern Ireland Select Committee is best taken forward in the context of the fresh political talks .
15 If the Operator terminal is in use , the Offline System will try to access it several times in quick succession ; if it remains unavailable the Offline run will not take place and a message reporting the situation will be sent via the mail system to the Offline Manager .
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