Example sentences of "have several time [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vehicle barrier at Slaughden which has several times been breached by owners of four-wheel drive trucks |
| 2 | Furthermore the line has several times been proposed for closure and only strenuous efforts by local politicians and the Heart of Wales Line Travellers ' Association ( HOWLTA ) have kept it open - indeed it is a minor miracle that it survived the Beeching closures . |
| 3 | ‘ That made my night , ’ said Mrs Simmons , who has several times been successful in the regional awards with portrait , wedding and commercial subjects . |
| 4 | Ismail Kadare , Albania 's best-known writer , who had several times been shortlisted for the Nobel Prize for literature , requested political asylum in France on Oct. 25 . |
| 5 | Another dream that I had several times was that I would sacrifice my life to save others . |
| 6 | There have several times been movements for reform in the course of this century . |
| 7 | Although the general principles underlying the decision have several times been endorsed by the superior courts , the decision itself has never been the subject of a direct challenge , and its implications have not been fully confronted by the higher courts . |