Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] [art] few time " in BNC.

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1 I feel that this is a difficult poem to understand but when it has been read a few times the meaning becomes clear .
2 However , once printed text has been photocopied a few times , or faxed , or degraded in some other way , the characters can become similarly indistinct .
3 You 'll soon get the hang of it — once you 've been caught a few times you 'll suss out the attack patterns — but until you do , frustration is high .
4 Well , erm I I have been accosted a few times to do a few things , you know erm like I say , prostitution , they think probably because you 're on your own , everybody else , because one , say one person in the block is one , then you are one as well , you know .
5 ‘ The cup 's been refilled a few times since then , ’ observes Len , ‘ and with some funny stuff . ’
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