Example sentences of "[vb past] be [adv] [adj] times " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kuttner Dowd had been here several times , though never when the Society was assembled , as it was tonight . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 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 | Charles and Ann had been out several times together , there had been no aggression , and they were being more affectionate . |
| 5 | He had been there many times before . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I remember him telling one man that had been late three times in fifteen years that it was getting to be a habit : ‘ You 'd better look for your previous employment . ’ |