Example sentences of "few times in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The resulting explosion had the dead and stunned fish floating on the surface of the water , a procedure I had practised a few times in the Highlands , lobbing a grenade into a salmon pool , a dangerous procedure if caught by someone in authority . |
| 2 | ‘ A mirror , ’ Reynard repeats , realising this is one of the few times in his life he 's been surprised . |
| 3 | Nick had tried to get his US Tour card that year and we 'd played a few times in America . |
| 4 | I met Leonard Elmhirst a few times in his old age . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been back to London a few times in the last year , and I 've had some great times there , ’ she enthused . |
| 6 | She could look back on that time with a great deal of fondness ; it had been one of the few times in her life when she had been truly free — there had been no one , neither family , friends nor employer — to make demands on her . |
| 7 | He told me proudly how he 'd been there a few times in the past . |
| 8 | I 'm glad it was one of my second-hand buys ; it only cost £10 so I suppose I 've had my money 's worth out of it a few times in the garden . |
| 9 | Edward sat frozen , one of the few times in his life he had been genuinely frightened . |
| 10 | It was one of the few times in my life when I actually spoke the truth . |
| 11 | ( ‘ lt is normal to feel self-conscious and conspicuous on your first few times in the field ; do not let this distract you from the Subject . ’ ) |
| 12 | Still at school but has already played a few times in midfield for youth team . |
| 13 | Wright never deserved the four goals he got — he never did anything to get the ball but let it come to him and losing out a few times in the process when the defender took the ball away . |
| 14 | tossed over a few times in the night , burnt me eyes out |