Example sentences of "[pron] have been times when " in BNC.

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1 Maxine confessed that there had been times when she had thought she might be going mad , so great was her horror of water .
2 There was a dawdle in its pace , and there had been times when it had halted completely , other times when it had slowed to a crawl .
3 He had kept his word — although she knew there had been times when he was sorely tempted to ask her the questions that must have played on his mind .
4 There had been times when Cadfael had both departed and returned by night , without passing the gatehouse , on urgent matters in which he found justification for absence .
5 Certainly there had been times when he had started to caress her and then , with a certain boyish sweetness , had turned lovemaking into conversation , letting the moment pass .
6 There had been times when she had thought she would never be able to put herself back together .
7 She was n't cruel enough to tell him that there had been times when she had almost wished he had .
8 She had been getting though the days — and nights — without too many problems , and there had been times when she had almost felt happy .
9 There had been times when , feeling guilty about her lack of response , she had tried for Paul 's sake to show some enthusiasm .
10 In the last twenty years there have been times when he would have done better to return to investment in land .
11 Jill 's life revolves round them both , and there have been times when she has even had difficulty getting to the shops , let alone keeping up her own interests and going out in the evenings .
12 There have been times when I have been really frightened and could hardly sing .
13 Weighing under seven stone and standing just five feet two inches tall , there have been times when she was dwarfed by her fellow competitors .
14 There have been times when I felt that our family was disintegrating , and while I know that more than one in three marriages fails , that does not make watching your own children admit their unhappiness any easier for them or for you .
15 There have been times when the Church has persecuted even its own people who have held differing views .
16 There have been times when in order to maintain that kind of standard , you had to do things that have n't been particularly popular .
17 And sometimes since I have wished … ’ and here Minch dropped her voice low as if she was ashamed of what she was about to say , ‘ … well , there have been times when it seemed it might have been better if they had taken me .
18 ‘ No — but there have been times when I 've suspected you 'd like to pack your bag and jump into that red Toyota . ’
19 Key leadership positions in Chinese state administration are monopolized by party members , and there have been times when this applied despite the presence of better-qualified non-party personnel .
20 There have been times when I felt I was overlooked and that has left me desperately disappointed , ’ said the player who will tonight win his tenth cap .
21 So far , he 's collected a total of 25 locks and more than 100 keys , and while his family and friends are slightly bemused by his hobby , there have been times when it 's caused them a little more than amusement .
22 There have been times when horses have made me feel like I 'm talking Japanese backwards , which does n't do a lot for your confidence .
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