Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [vb past] [adj] 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 | ‘ I 'm bowling a bit quicker , but they main difference is that I feel more confident and settled this time , ’ he explained . |
| 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 | But , having said that , as I got older and spent more time with my father I began to learn more about him . |
| 6 | I obtained my PhD in 1978 and started full time work on ‘ soft money . ’ |
| 7 | Having suffered a breakdown , she gave up her job in 1907 and spent some time in Sussex . |
| 8 | Alternatively , did the Tethys/Mediterranean , like the Atlantic , open and shut several times ? |
| 9 | The train was slow and stopped several times for no reason we knew of and with no apparent likelihood of continuing . |
| 10 | ‘ The girl was very distressed and took some time to tell us exactly what had happened . |
| 11 | ACT include two players in their squad who are no strangers to Scotland — centre Jim Swan who has returned after playing in the junior teams at Gala , and flanker Mark McInnes , who toured with the Wallabies to Canada and France in 1989 and spent some time with Peebles . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 |
| 13 | 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 . |