Example sentences of "many times [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did n't happen many times him asking me to club him . |
| 2 | Asking both men and women how many times they took the driving test before getting through , the researchers found that men had a significantly higher success rate , with 57 per cent passing at the first attempt . |
| 3 | He had little idea as to how far they had come and had lost count of how many times they had fallen . |
| 4 | To ask an ordinary person how many times they have visited the cinema during the past year is probably unfair for all except a small number who can quickly say ‘ never ’ or else ‘ regularly once a week without fail ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ And , while these injuries are often due to unfortunate accidents , too many times they are the result of unsafe rules which need to be changed . |
| 6 | ‘ You know very well British runners and athletes — many times they win because their finish is excellent , ’ he said . |
| 7 | We been in Cowley nick so many times they keep a special room for us and inside it 's got Eddie and Rich written on the walls — and they do n't bother to clean it off 'cos they know we 'll be back and write it up again … |
| 8 | And no matter how many times they asked the girl , no matter how many different ways they approached it , her story was always the same . ’ |
| 9 | Many times they asked me for them by title . |
| 10 | So we ca n't decide , as regardless of how many times they claim , we ca n't say , enough 's enough , we 're not gon na honour the contract any more . |
| 11 | Having to count how many times they have hit the horse and then decide to give it one more is ridiculous . |
| 12 | How many times they get it wrong ! |
| 13 | One of the difficulties that results from these cuts and that tax has been that there had been so numerous that it ca n't keep count of how many times they 'd changed the goal posts , how many times they imposed cuts , but you know a lot of the government 's ideas are that it 's money , money , money , but it 's not all financial , it 's been physical and mental . |
| 14 | One of the difficulties that results from these cuts and that tax has been that there had been so numerous that it ca n't keep count of how many times they 'd changed the goal posts , how many times they imposed cuts , but you know a lot of the government 's ideas are that it 's money , money , money , but it 's not all financial , it 's been physical and mental . |
| 15 | I have lost count how many times we have done this . |
| 16 | We might turn away from our own particular church — we might go through a period of not knowing what we believe in — we might change from being a Catholic to a Buddhist or from a Jehovah 's Witness to an Anglican ; but , no matter how many times we reject religion , we know it will never reject us . |
| 17 | Many times we would never see the sky before 10,000 ‘ ft ‘ . |
| 18 | Her self-esteem is visibly low — no matter how many times we tell her you 're just not worth it . |
| 19 | I blush in light of the many times we have floundered recently , not to mention my straying . |
| 20 | Happily we have much to remember him by — Barry Docks are quieter nowadays , but Talerddig cutting still looks impressive however many times we have seen it . |
| 21 | Even so , it was not sure how many times he had tried it . |
| 22 | Many times he was brought low and felt near to death . |
| 23 | Many times he had been able to explain the results of complicated chemical analyses performed in conjunction with his own rôle , for which Montgomery had cause to be grateful . |
| 24 | So many times he had padded across this bedroom to go to Abigail that he knew it perfectly in the dark , only requiring to hold his hands out before him and , like a blind man , feel the bevelled comer of the wardrobe , the lacquered wicker of a chair back , the top of the radiator , cold at this hour , the glass sphere of the door knob . |
| 25 | I have no exact idea how many times he hit me , but it must surely have been six or more . |
| 26 | You know how many times he does n't phone . |
| 27 | Considering how many times he must have been through this script , there are a lot of ‘ ums ’ and ‘ you knows ’ and pauses , but eventually we get there . |
| 28 | An Italian scholar has tried to trace their influence on Paul VI by noting how many times he quoted them . |
| 29 | Many times he had wished Horatia to perdition , particularly since he had met Topaz , but he had never meant her real harm . |
| 30 | Then Sir Beaumains … rode all that ever he might ride through marshes and fields and great dales , that many times he plunged over the head in deep mires , for he knew not the way , but took the gainest way in that woodness … |