Example sentences of "more time " in BNC.

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1 For Moore , on the occasion of his 105th appearance in England colours , it became a miserable exposure to the inevitability of decline , an uncharacteristic positional error enabling Lubanski to surge through for the second of Poland 's two goals ; the famed captain would play only three more times for his country , and not in the climax to the qualifying group , five months later at Wembley .
2 Consul-General Ivan Callan , who visited the occupied West Bank town of Nablus , said a woman there told him she saw Nidal al-Habash , 21 , shot after he raised his hands and then shot three more times on the ground .
3 Brunswick Brothers are the favourites to take the three foot high solver shield and join an elite band of four clubs who have won the competition three or more times since the first final in 1903 .
4 Two hours later I am mentioning to Tony that I have been to Tromsø airport more times than I have to Gatwick .
5 We 're not likely to experience such treacherous driving conditions many more times this year , but the benefits of all-wheel drive in the wet or dry are still undeniable .
6 She had a lump in her throat and an enormous yearning to say something beautiful to her father , something that could not be expressed by words , and so without quite knowing how it happened she suddenly turned her head and with a smile tossed out her arm in the air , easily , flowing , as if to see each other many more times .
7 ‘ We 'll go round , ’ said Simon , ‘ a couple more times , just so you can see what a long way down it is , and then , when we get right up there , right to the top , I 'm going to chuck you out . ’
8 It is said that commercially-grown winter lettuce is sprayed More times than a Rolls Royce , which seems an excellent reason for growing your own organic winter salads .
9 How many more times do I have to tell you ? ’
10 Surprisingly , considering how successful he had been , this was Beerbaum 's first victory in a World Cup qualifier , ‘ though I have been second more times than I know ’ , he added .
11 At such occasions , actors ' glasses are on and off more times than their love affairs … and millions thrill to the sound of ‘ …
12 The church has been jarred and cracked , shaken and split more times than historians have been able to count .
13 A few more times and you 'd get it .
14 The more times we successfully complete a manoeuvre , the more opportunity we are giving the mind to reproduce the same movements .
15 You would break off far more times than you landed a fish .
16 preparing food and drinks : 53 per cent — one or more times a day
17 clearing away , washing up : 42 per cent — one or more times a day
18 assisting with medication : 39 per cent — one or more times a day
19 dressing and undressing : 33 per cent — one or more times a day
20 The credible region is that which contains the feasible region n or more times out of M ; in this case M is 100 .
21 Mel was a permanent fixture in our 1st Division defences and , over the four seasons 1969–73 , only John Jackson appeared for us more times than he did , while his 151 1st Division games for us tell of a stalwart and dependable defender who could be relied upon in every situation .
22 Bob went on from there , season in , season out , to the end of 1931–32 , by which time he had made 293 League appearances for Crystal Palace ( a club record at the time , but of course they did not make much of such things in those days ) and even today , almost 60 years later , there are fewer than only half a dozen Palace men who have played more times for us than that .
23 In the first car he was stopped ten or more times for no reason at all and always asked the same questions : is this your car … are you sure that it 's your car … are you sure it is n't a stolen car , and then asked to produce his driving documents .
24 However , Sally did try sniffing a few more times ( fortunately , without coming to any harm ) but then decided it was n't for her , and instead started drinking alcohol with her friends .
25 ‘ My name 's Jed , ’ he 'd told her , more times than he could remember , but every time he passed her door she called out , ‘ Matt , honey , is that you ? ’
26 If they do not , then the ‘ pussy ’ miaows two more times for the same response and possible penalty before trying to get someone else to laugh .
27 After they did this four more times I decided to try to outdo them , and got a sheet of glass ready .
28 Once the pair have recovered they will embrace several more times .
29 In the warm months , it is quite in order to feed little and often four or more times daily .
30 Then repeat ‘ double lifts ’ 3 more times to each side .
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