Example sentences of "they have [vb pp] [adj] times " in BNC.
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1 | They 've lost four times and they should be asking themselves why . |
2 | To the crew it was a routine trip and one they had made many times before by night . |
3 | They had met nineteen times . |
4 | It was a course of discussion they had followed several times before , each time with greater perplexity as their bright , affectionate little boy metamorphosed into a silent , awkward adolescent . |
5 | as if it had happened a few years ago , Mr Donal John MacLennan , leaning on his metal gate as his sheep thronged the pens of today 's farm at Corry , knew that Johnson and Boswell had been guests in this place , and that they had had good times here . |
6 | These doors were now firmly closed , but they had opened several times since Zen 's arrival , admitting a succession of visitors who had forced their way through the mass of bodies and expectant faces in the corridor outside , sweltering under television lights and waving microphones in front of anyone who appeared . |
7 | They had spoken several times on the telephone and he had rediscovered many things about her , things he had forgotten — her pleasant manners , her humour , her gentleness , and above all her dedication to her music . |