Example sentences of "a few time [pron] " in BNC.

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1 So after it happened a few times our teacher said ‘ We wo n't have cooking like this any more . ’
2 That you se it was , it was on here a few times he talks deliberately , and rather slow
3 You 'll soon get the hang of it — once you 've been caught a few times you 'll suss out the attack patterns — but until you do , frustration is high .
4 When you 've been through this a few times you 'll
5 Yeah , we stopped a few times you know in the
6 Listening , as you become more comfortable and you become , you 've done it a few times you know what you 're gon na have to say and then you , you er , you listen more carefully to the answers .
7 I can also , if I erm come across the same problem a few times I could hopefully work on that and then probably eradicate altogether .
8 A few times I sat down in the kitchen and almost told mum but changed my mind .
9 I think there 's a few times I was gon na pack in cos I used to do the same amount of work as everyone else and I got paid
10 I remember once , yeah it was like that , yeah that 's right , not one , but a few times I used to get on the train from Runcorn to Liverpool , I had an address to go to in Liverpool , rough directions how to get there , to pick up a suit or to pick up a fitting , you know you 'd get the , the different
11 mimics them and that , oh I hate that , I hate that as I say a few times I thought to myself I do not like
12 I thought after a few times she 'll stop and she 'll accept it .
13 The big dog had snapped it from his fingers eagerly enough , but after rolling it around in her mouth a few times she spat it to the floor and pawed at it , growling and sniffing her distaste .
14 A few times she shouted at them , saying that they were disturbing the peace of the neighbourhood , but this did not discourage them ; a few evenings later they would come back with new songs .
15 If a black pupil comes to see her a few times she automatically labels them as troublemakers .
16 A few times she was aware that he was watching her , but managed every time to resist the temptation to look up , unsure of just what she might see in his eyes .
17 I mean , when our Bon was learning I went with her a few times she frightened the life out of me !
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