Example sentences of "many [noun pl] [verb] you [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So how many times have you canooed down the A 438 ? |
| 2 | How many times have you heard people say that the greatest gift in the world is good health ? |
| 3 | Now how many times have you heard that ? |
| 4 | How many times have you heard somebody trying to convince and influence you on something , and they 're using negative words . |
| 5 | How many times have you heard people say , I 'm really at my best when I 'm challenged . |
| 6 | How many times have you faced the glares of your fellow shoppers in supermarkets as you struggle to pack your bags with one hand and write a cheque with the other , or fumble around for cash to pay for your goods . |
| 7 | How many times have you reached the top of a ladder , only to find that you 've forgotten to bring the power drill up with you ? |
| 8 | ‘ How many times have you saved my life ? ’ |
| 9 | How many times have you written messages for people , who 've been engaged when you try and transfer a call to them ? |
| 10 | How many times were you told to hurry up , and how many times have you said ‘ hurry up ’ to your children ? |
| 11 | How many times have you said , ‘ I ca n't ’ only to find you can ? |
| 12 | How many times have you said that get out before National Anthem |
| 13 | ‘ How many times have you gone out for romantic dinners with women ? ’ |
| 14 | How many times have you flicked through the TV channels to find nothing worth watching ? |
| 15 | However , how many times have you seen your ball deviate off course at the last moment due to someone not repairing their pitch mark ? |
| 16 | How many times have you seen a horse with his head tied in with draw reins at a show and as soon as the gadget is removed his head shoots up or down in an effort to stretch the neck . |
| 17 | ‘ How many times have you done it ? ’ |
| 18 | How many times have you told yourself you could not do something but when you ultimately faced up and had a go , to your amazement you succeeded . |
| 19 | How many times have you read or heard someone say ‘ Listen within , listen to your conscience , to that still inner voice that will give you direction on how to live your life and how to overcome its hurdles ’ ? |
| 20 | How many times have you read an interview with a musician where he or she says , ‘ Yeah , that was my favourite guitar , but it got stolen , and I never found another like it ’ ? |
| 21 | How many times have you bought something that has let you down ( and not complained ) or worn a garment for just one season simply because it was the latest gimmick ? |
| 22 | How many times have you sat down at your machine and thought ‘ I do n't think I can cope with this ’ and within the next five minutes all the knitting has been on the floor ? |
| 23 | How many times have you switched on BBC2 on the weekend of a Major to hear Steve Ryder say , ‘ You join us here at Crooked Stick where American Brad Faxon leads the field ’ or ‘ And the surprise leader is the American ex-college champion Ted Schulz ’ ? |
| 24 | I know it 's a small point , but how many times have you tried to access the truss rod on a guitar , only to find that the screws are located immediately under the strings and that inserting a screwdriver is nigh on impossible without de-tuning ? |
| 25 | How many patterns have you drawn ? |
| 26 | You know you had to put how many operations have you had in the last ten years and have are you er receiving any treatment and all that bloody blah blah blah . |
| 27 | How many adverts have you seen recently selling life assurance and pensions , for example ? |
| 28 | ‘ How many summers have you spent with the clan since you were old enough to fight their battles ? ’ |
| 29 | How many triangles have you got ? |
| 30 | Go on then how many words have you got ? |