Example sentences of "times [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | hark an hear da tractor a dizzen times afore he cam |
| 2 | Newport have fallen on even harder times than last year , when the Barbarians beat them 60-18 , and the Baa-Baas too scratched around for fluency . |
| 3 | For the past quarter-century , the Prime Minister alone has regularly received more attention in The Times than the three leading ministers together — the Foreign Secretary , Chancellor of the Exchequer , and Leader of the House of Commons . |
| 4 | Two hours later I am mentioning to Tony that I have been to Tromsø airport more times than I have to Gatwick . |
| 5 | This is because within the subject 's apparent superficial and narrow concerns , it is possible to create a document that can speak more clearly about its own times than any balanced attempt to view them . |
| 6 | It is said that commercially-grown winter lettuce is sprayed More times than a Rolls Royce , which seems an excellent reason for growing your own organic winter salads . |
| 7 | Surprisingly , considering how successful he had been , this was Beerbaum 's first victory in a World Cup qualifier , ‘ though I have been second more times than I know ’ , he added . |
| 8 | Thus , as the world 's oceans are unevenly heated and cooled — more in some places than others , more at some times than others — so it tends to shift . |
| 9 | At such occasions , actors ' glasses are on and off more times than their love affairs … and millions thrill to the sound of ‘ … |
| 10 | The church has been jarred and cracked , shaken and split more times than historians have been able to count . |
| 11 | It has been intermittently active throughout history and may have been even more active in Greek and Roman times than it is now . |
| 12 | You would break off far more times than you landed a fish . |
| 13 | Zimbabwe , achieving independence in the 1980s , faced leaner economic times than had Zambia in the 1960s . |
| 14 | Mel was a permanent fixture in our 1st Division defences and , over the four seasons 1969–73 , only John Jackson appeared for us more times than he did , while his 151 1st Division games for us tell of a stalwart and dependable defender who could be relied upon in every situation . |
| 15 | ‘ My name 's Jed , ’ he 'd told her , more times than he could remember , but every time he passed her door she called out , ‘ Matt , honey , is that you ? ’ |
| 16 | What 's more , with so much emphasis placed upon cultivating a creative youth — schools and parents actively promoting music , local radio and TV picking up regional talent , the reasonable cost of good equipment and the ease with which quality demos and records can be made , plus the all-round encouragement young people receive in all recreational pursuits these days — means it was almost certainly harder to break out in those starchy , stifling times than it is now . |
| 17 | Consigned to the obituary column more times than he 's popped a pill or praised the Lord , Johnny Cash continues to confound critics and medical science by bouncing back every year with a new triumph . |
| 18 | In reality Jason has done more to keep Britain 's spirits up during these recessionary times than any Whitehall bureaucrat and raised more for charity than our greedy captains of industry . |
| 19 | As the day winds on , many migrate to the local pubs , notably the Sailor 's Arms , where a DJ plays Zoë 's ‘ Sunshine On A Rainy Day ’ more times than could be believed possible ; and the Bowgie , a short drive from the beach and a legendary Newquay pub that has attained a reputation as a bit of a rave spot . |
| 20 | This means in turn that they must be shining almost unbelievably brightly — perhaps 100 or more times than an average galaxy . |
| 21 | I think I have changed machines more times than my husband has changed cars ! |
| 22 | But Patterson was knocked down more times than any heavy-weight champ — with Joe Louis in second place . |
| 23 | It has faster search times than the simple linked list , but greater memory overheads because each node has two pointers . |
| 24 | There 's nobody in this world more sorry for you at times than I am , for you could have been a real good-lookin' , strappin' fella . |
| 25 | Since then Cyrano is estimated to have been put on more times than any other French play and to have been General de Gaulle 's favourite theatrical work . |
| 26 | The name Tourmalet means literally ‘ bad way round ’ , but that was a billing which the col earned in more demanding times than the present , when there was no proper road over the pass but when you could hire porters to carry you from one valley to the next by chair . |
| 27 | But I do n't mind confessing that after a few honeymoon months we stalled more times than we took off … if you take my meaning . ’ |
| 28 | Nevertheless , historically , local authorities have had considerable independence , more at some times than others ( Foster et al . , |
| 29 | This interpretation has proved to be compatible with other results , including the finding that a click located near the end of a clause tends to elicit longer reaction times than a click located at the beginning of a clause ( Abrams and Bever , 1969 ) . |
| 30 | It now seems probable that there were more churches in late Saxon and early medieval times than was formerly thought . |