Example sentences of "[adv] several [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But , Mrs Puri , ’ we protested , having heard this all several times before . |
| 2 | Apparently forged from a mad mixture of screamingly right-on individuals from West Coast hardcore outfits , Rage Against The Machine are everything millions of moshpit enthusiasts have come to expect from music , only several times better . |
| 3 | The MacDonalds box has a useful life of only several minutes , but languishes for decades in litter or landfill . |
| 4 | It was first brought in 1972 , but its implications became clear only several years later . |
| 5 | Only several weeks later , as she lay stifling in her cabin on a filthy steamer from Trebizond , did she reflect that the Kurd , in the whole time he had been with them , had executed Miss Fergusson 's commands with punctiliousness and honour ; further , that she had no means of knowing what had passed between the two of them that last night in the cave . |
| 6 | Only several months more use of both products will determine which , if either , remains as a permanent resident . |
| 7 | So several layers ' warmer than one thick one . |
| 8 | You 've told me so several times , ’ she said with a flash of her old spirit . |
| 9 | I shall not give way , as I have already done so several times . |
| 10 | So several sets of criminals might go looking , at the same time , for the priceless substance … |
| 11 | Also bear in mind that if you want to make some authentic-looking rose buds , each one will only need three or four petals , so several buds can be made from one flower . |
| 12 | Her handbag had fallen behind the car seat when she 'd stopped at the traffic lights in town so several minutes were lost as she scrabbled for her pass , then when she drove into the car park she could n't immediately find a space and had to drive round several times . |
| 13 | The latter , as will all time clocks , are notorious for ‘ generous ’ settings — perhaps several hours longer than necessary . |
| 14 | It was as if there was something out there — or perhaps several somethings — struggling to break free of a force that had held them for a very long time . |
| 15 | Sound and vision are then " married " onto one roll of film and graded , perhaps several times , to correct colour imbalance . |
| 16 | Either they had been obliged to renew such contracts , perhaps several times , and had thus come under pressure to give the workers concerned permanent status , or they had found themselves carrying workers whose fixed-term contracts had not yet expired , despite the fact that they were no longer needed . |
| 17 | I think a large diamond pin of some kind up near the collar , and those glittery sort of earrings , and perhaps several bracelets to flash when she moves the muff . ’ |
| 18 | Ideally , if finance permitted , there would be a site visit , or perhaps several visits for every history topic . |
| 19 | The use of time out from direct managerial responsibilities , and a system of rotation for perhaps several weeks at a time , would ensure the practitioner could concentrate on developing a clinical teaching role without the burdens of service demands . |
| 20 | I think it is fair to say that in practical terms you are likely to get substantial life out of the tool before the original battery is spent , perhaps several years . |
| 21 | However , the emphasis has shifted in that the business is now controlled by the purchaser rather than the vendor and the earn out will be calculated over a period of perhaps several years following completion . |
| 22 | Drama work in a historic setting need not involve a polished " performance " but rather a workshop situation where every pupil is encouraged to enter into the thoughts and the feelings of a historical character , or perhaps several characters in turn . |
| 23 | The teacher of ‘ The Way West ’ knows it is going to take perhaps several lessons before they really understand , from an adult point of view , what responsibility such a decision entails . |
| 24 | According to Bueche the polymer molecule may drag along several others during flow and the energy dissipation is then a combination of the friction between the chain plus those which are entangled and the neighbouring chains as they slip past each other . |
| 25 | The operating agreement it has set up with the Manchester Metrolink — due to start running along several sections of former BR track today — could provide a good foundation . |
| 26 | Two cement graves had been smashed open , apparently several decades earlier . |
| 27 | Yuri soon started tapping his sock-clad feet in tune to the beat of the music , while one floor below several women in leotards went for the burn . |
| 28 | Early in 1822 , when Bentham was beginning to undertake the drafting of the Constitutional Code , he wrote a substantial manuscript which brought together several strands in his constitutional thought to serve , as he intended at the time , as an introduction to the Code . |
| 29 | It drew together several countries in a common body which controlled important areas of the economy ; it was a sign of Franco-German rapprochement and it paved the way for the full removal of post-war industrial controls on West Germany by the Western allies ; it succeeded in overcoming doubt and opposition from politicians and industrialists ; and it created a workable machinery . |
| 30 | The most important case , drawing together several decisions in the lower courts , is the Court of Appeal decision R. v. Samuel . |