Example sentences of "it [adj] times [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new Emperor called for lights , examined the face , then thrust at it three times with a sword . |
| 2 | Then , picking up the poker from the hearth , she banged it three times against the back of the fireplace . |
| 3 | ‘ Opinion polls may or may not turn out to be right at a later stage ’ ; ‘ Local authorities exceeded projected expenditure by quite a margin ’ ; ‘ When this campaign started some weeks ago ’ ; ‘ I concede the point , for I have stated it many times in the past . ’ |
| 4 | And he tells you when he wants to go , or is it regular times of the day ? . |
| 5 | He proceeded to play it five times at the next night 's party ( ‘ We thought he was just being nice but he said it was great ! ’ ) . |
| 6 | last time you 've done it five times in a row . |
| 7 | I practised it enough times in the car coming here , ’ Whitlock replied with a grin . |
| 8 | in areas supplied by river systems , such as the Thames Valley , water can be taken from the river , used and returned to it several times with the result that much of its initial quality has been lost . |
| 9 | She lifted her head and banged it several times on the floor . |
| 10 | The same effect can be obtained by filling the pool with water and emptying it several times over a period of two or three weeks . |
| 11 | Dutifully she and Luke followed Anna and Sam through the house ; they discovered that they had both visited it several times in the past . |
| 12 | On June 18 , the Supreme Soviet finally adopted the state budget for 1992 , which had been prepared with IMF and World Bank advice , having returned it four times to the budgetary commission for redrafting . |