Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [vb pp] several time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The demonstrations were mostly started by first- and second-year students ’ , I was told several times , ‘ but the government are punishing the graduates . |
| 2 | The real fire-fight developed over the stricken Mowhawk which was hit several times and her captain R. F. Jolly , R. N. was fatally injured and a number of his crew killed . |
| 3 | Moreover a sea-battle which followed , off Kekryphaleia , a small island between Aigina and Epidaurus , and some fighting on Aigina itself and in the Megarid , were conducted by ‘ the Peloponnesians ’ , who are mentioned several times . |
| 4 | She 's phoned several times over the past couple of days . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ He keeps hisself to hisself , ’ she was told several times , though Davyd , who always had superior knowledge , added ‘ cut him in half and you 'd find pure gold , all through . ’ |
| 6 | The workers must have felt important when they were described several times as being , ‘ Caesar 's heirs forever . ’ |
| 7 | Since someone tried to kill him with a parcel bomb back in Lusaka , he 's moved several times and today still goes in fear of his life . |
| 8 | An Act of 1485 had already made hunting in disguise or by night a felony ; it was re-enacted several times so that Forest offenders could be prosecuted at Quarter Sessions or at Assizes . |
| 9 | He was hit several times and died shortly afterwards . |
| 10 | The shooting took place in the Highfield Estate off the Shankill Road and local people said he was hit several times in the head by gunmen who sped from the scene in a car . |
| 11 | Graham Townsend was alone in his shop at three fifteen this afternoon … details of what happened are sketchy … but he was stabbed several times in the chest by one of three youths who were trying to steal jewellery … they ran off … and Mr Townsend called an ambulance … a neighbour came to his aid . |
| 12 | A man is being treated for a partially-collapsed lung after he was stabbed several times in the arms and body . |
| 13 | He was examined several times by Dr Crockett in his surgery , but was never told a kidney would be removed . |
| 14 | He was examined several times by Dr Crockett in his surgery , but was never told a kidney would be removed . |
| 15 | He suffered constantly from fever ; he was frequently threatened by bandits and once nearly murdered ; he was injured several times ; he endured hot summers and cold winters and periodical earthquakes . |
| 16 | Chief Aviation Ordnanceman John Finn set up a .50 calibre gun and fired on the attackers , he was wounded several times but continued to fight back , later he was awarded the Medal of Honour . |