Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] at [adv] [num] times " in BNC.

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1 Of course when he was living with Beatrice — and he painted her at least fourteen times — he could resume his sittings more or less at will .
2 To qualify for the Robert Owen card — named after the man whose ideas formed the basis of the co-operative movement — people have to agree to use it at least ten times a year .
3 Edna , blind since birth , said : ‘ I must have hit him at least 12 times .
4 Many lakes have suffered a pH drop of between 1 and 1.5 , making them at least ten times more acidic than they should be .
5 This seemed clearly a case of the patient needing the medicine more frequently so I suggested she take it at least 4 times daily .
6 He does it at least three times during meals .
7 Suddenly the car stopped , the passenger got out and fired a Kalashnikov rifle at the police car , hitting it at least nine times .
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