Example sentences of "[verb] it many [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Nonetheless , the authoritarian nature of the regime has won it many enemies both inside and outside the country , creating an atmosphere of suspicion and intrigue amongst the educated elite .
2 He had done it many times before .
3 For swiftly , and with such adroitness that Fabia felt he must have done it many times before , in no time , and before she could blink , Lubor had caught her in his arms .
4 I 've done it many times , and they 're wondering who they 're speaking to , is it the press , or is it some private number they 've got instead .
5 The ticket collector had seen it many times and would see it many times more before the railways returned to normal .
6 He 'd seen it many times .
7 She was n't at all sure she wanted to be shown this short-cut through the woods , although Isabelle must have used it many times , when she was living at Les Hiboux and working at the château .
8 The ticket collector had seen it many times and would see it many times more before the railways returned to normal .
9 Chew it many times before you swallow it .
10 In order to ease it many diversions are tried .
11 Sleepless in Scotland she had walked it many times in her mind .
12 I picked up the chant and repeated it many times .
13 Roman was early ; Claudia left her office on the hour , closing the door with an irrational feeling that by the next time she saw it many things , including herself , would be irrevocably changed .
14 Wordsworth has observed a primrose perched on top of a rock ; in the second stanza he remembers that he first saw it many years ago ( actually 1802 .
15 I 've heard it many times before .
16 We 've discussed it many times , Enid .
17 Then I tried the new needle supplied with the machine when I bought it many years ago .
18 Er as you can see , the wrist action that she does is very difficult erm stressful , we do it many times a day .
19 Here , as he put it many years later , he made the
20 ‘ 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 . ’
21 The eyes have it Many women write to us complaining that they have puffy eyes .
22 Matilda had read it many times with fascination .
23 Some years ago it was handed to the chaplain of the Chelsea Pensioners at a funeral , but the clergyman said he had read it many years before .
24 The round-headed silhouette of the Scottish Fold gained it many admirers , although some felt it looked too sad .
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