Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] a [adj] times " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Their deaths shall be avenged a thousand times ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We did say we 'd limit him to thirty mares as he 's been so busy competing , but somehow we managed to allow our arms to be twisted a few times . |
| 3 | The parasites will be blasted a hundred times for the indignities they have inflicted on us ! ’ |
| 4 | A tale , which could and probably will be repeated a thousand times , of the fate of a work of art shaken loose from its context by the tempest of World War II |
| 5 | But in many cases of recording factual information , opinions , attitudes and even physical characteristics ( such as domestic facilities within a house ) , work done by the schedule designer before the questions are asked , or the observations made , can be repaid a dozen times over by the ease with which subsequent analysis can then be carried out . |