Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] several times " in BNC.
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| 1 | The skald Sighvat 's poem Austrfararvísur ( Eastern Travel Verses ) describes a journey to Sweden by its author on behalf of Olaf of Norway , and refers several times to a chieftain named Ragnvald , who appears once with " the wise Ulf " . |
| 2 | Other aspects of packaging may emphasise the convenience of the pack , as for example in cigarette packets which may be opened and reopened several times , or beer cans , which can be opened safely by pulling a ring . |
| 3 | In fact , while an oil cargo could be sold and resold several times a day under the right market conditions , very few North Atlantic or Baltic general cargo shipments are sold on the water . |
| 4 | The train was slow and stopped several times for no reason we knew of and with no apparent likelihood of continuing . |
| 5 | Progress was slow , and delayed several times . |
| 6 | She paused and snorted several times . |
| 7 | This guidebook was first published in 1959 , and it has been revised and reprinted several times since , the present copy being a revised impression of the 1981 edition . |
| 8 | A book published in 1960 , reprinted in 1962 , revised in 1968 and reprinted several times since only requires you to obtain a copy of the revised edition and not necessarily the most recent impression . |
| 9 | The Arabist listened to him calmly and nodded several times . |
| 10 | The pond must be carefully scrubbed and rinsed several times before putting the fish back . |
| 11 | His chief failing was a habit of cracking heavy pedantic jokes ; he was unable to let a good idea drop , and remarked several times during the course of the film that the heroine looked like she ought to be playing the horse . |
| 12 | His discussion paper on the subject had now been drafted and redrafted several times . |
| 13 | This tensing should be held for a count of five , then released , and repeated several times . |
| 14 | Each upper one third and lower two third portion was incubated with 0.05% pepsin ( Sigma , USA ) adjusted to pH 2.0 , for five minutes at 37°C , washed twice with 0.2 M TRIS chloride buffered saline , and aspirated and ejected several times through a disposable syringe ( 1 ml , Nipro , Tokyo ) with a 27 gauge needle . |
| 15 | Take careful note of take-offs and landings and re-walk several times if necessary . |
| 16 | This is a slow launch which picks up speed and fades several times , and it is usually caused by a shortage of fuel or mechanical trouble on the winch or car . |
| 17 | He and his wife , Brenda , have been members of the club for four years and play several times a week . |
| 18 | Alternatively , did the Tethys/Mediterranean , like the Atlantic , open and shut several times ? |
| 19 | Suppose one of your subordinates keeps telephoning you for advice and help several times a day thus interrupting your work . |
| 20 | He looked no happier when the Kent innings resumed , playing and missing several times before getting a touch to a magnificent Marshall delivery and providing Bobby Parks with the first of two catches . |
| 21 | This may perhaps have corresponded to the last creation of the world , for the Maya believed that the world had been created and destroyed several times . |
| 22 | ‘ Get a sample for analysis , please , ’ Kathleen instructed crossly , and with economy of movement she drained the tube , refilled it and flushed several times until the water was clear , and then withdrew the tube . |
| 23 | Looking again at the case of the Belfast inner-city speakers whose network patterns were compared , it is evident that relative to a person who , for example , had changed jobs and houses several times , their networks were all closeknit . |
| 24 | Her mouth opened and closed several times before words emerged . |