Example sentences of "been [adv] [adj] time [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since they won their independence from the Ottoman empire 170 years ago , there have been only three times when Greeks could justifiably feel the world was smiling on them . |
| 2 | ‘ There 've been so many times when I 've lain awake at night longing for you to kiss me , make love to me . |
| 3 | During the short time their marriage had lasted , there had been so many times when she had given in to Julius 's forceful demands , just to keep the peace . |
| 4 | Lachy had been back one time afterwards that she knew of , a year later , and he had called , but she 'd told him she would n't be able to see him , and put the phone down on him . |
| 5 | ‘ He has been out three times today and hopefully we can turn him out in a paddock tomorrow . ’ |
| 6 | Charles and Ann had been out several times together , there had been no aggression , and they were being more affectionate . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been here some time now and it 's never happened before . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I know this because I have been here several times when I was younger . |
| 9 | He 's been here several times before , and er , we do look forward to having another interesting morning with you , and I understand that er , you 're going to give us a musical morning , this morning , and er , |
| 10 | He had been there many times before . |
| 11 | ‘ I should like that very much , but you must have been there many times before . ’ |
| 12 | I had been there nine times previously , but I supposed it was the same as your time as a baby — you could not remember a thing about it . |
| 13 | been round second time then when you go out to I 'm , he 's probably doing , probably doing the history society at nights , showing people round so probably come around I hope . |
| 14 | When she had been little , once Fenna had taught her how to fly so that she no longer went wandering off , there had been very little time when she had been left alone . |
| 15 | And there had been very hard times indeed when Daddy Ni was drunk and away for days on end and no one else in the family was earning : except the mother slaving in beatified drudgery . |