Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] [num] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stork has been flying low and landed three times in the Surrey area recently , visiting . |
| 2 | Tell her to sit on that and swivel three times . |
| 3 | Gerald has been married and divorced 4 times . |
| 4 | Born in Liverpool to a West African father in 1951 , Conteh won ABA , British and Commonwealth titles but was stripped of his world title by the World Boxing Council for failing to go through with a contracted defence in 1977 and failed three times to regain the championship before retiring in 1981 . |
| 5 | ‘ Binge ’ diary Week 1 Binged and vomited four times 2–3 Keeping her diary regularly 4 Returned home and told her family about problems with eating 5 Stopped weighing herself so frequently ; binged and vomited three times 6 Ate breakfast for first time 7 Allowed herself to ask for support from friends 8–9 Binged and vomited once each week 10 Expressed her feelings of sadness in the group for the first time 11–12 Ate three regular meals per day ; binges much smaller 13 A week free from bingeing and vomiting 14 A week free from bingeing and vomiting |
| 6 | In a small lounge , polished and dusted five times today by the Imperial 's housemaids , four committee members were awaiting the arrival of the Prince of Wales , Sir Thomas and , oddly , Gwendolen , who had inexplicably not yd arrived . |