Example sentences of "[vb pp] 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 Sleepless in Scotland she had walked it many times in her mind .
9 I 've heard it many times before .
10 We 've discussed it many times , Enid .
11 ‘ 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 . ’
12 Matilda had read it many times with fascination .
13 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 .
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