Example sentences of "have several time " 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 Farmer Colin points out that this selfless operation is always carried out with a complete lack of regard for personal safety and reminds the committee that Josh has several times fallen off his load just outside the King 's Head .
3 AS CHRISTMAS approaches the South Donegal Railway Restoration Society has several times available at very reasonable prices which will make excellent presents , writes JAMES SCANNELL .
4 He has several times got himself into a position of strength in his battle with parliament , and bartered it away for short-term gains .
5 The discussion has several times strayed into semiological terminology and it has taken the nature of ideology largely for granted ; both signification and ideology in popular music demand detailed study .
6 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 .
7 The Parish Council has several times contacted Wyre Borough Council about this and I have letters from your department dated 24th January 1991 and 6 February 1991 on this matter .
8 ‘ That made my night , ’ said Mrs Simmons , who has several times been successful in the regional awards with portrait , wedding and commercial subjects .
9 A keen sportsman , he has several times completed the Great North Run .
10 A certain Mr Tomlinson was in trouble ‘ having several times played in the upper part of the links with some gentleman who was not a member of the Club and who had on each occasion omitted to pay his green fee ’ ( at this time 2s. 6d . ) .
11 This remark had haunted Khrushchev , who had several times explained he did not mean it literally , and finally got that famous goat .
12 Kathleen had several times suppressed the thought that if they had telephoned to the doctor half a day earlier , Faith might .
13 Alice , who had several times caught Tom looking admiringly at her while they were coming up there in the tube , and could not forget the way he had held out his hand to her while they sang the duet , wondered if having the room next to his was a good idea .
14 Jasper had several times mentioned Muriel , and this could have given Alice a clue , if her dislike of Muriel did not always rise promptly in her , preventing her from hearing what she might have done .
15 His request was initially cold-shouldered , Ray recognising Minton as one of a drunken , rowdy crowd who had several times filled a box in the theatre .
16 Another dream that I had several times was that I would sacrifice my life to save others .
17 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 .
18 Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers who has visited President Robinson in Dublin , said he had several times tried to dissuade her advisers from allowing the meeting with the Sinn Fein leader , and was ‘ angry and disappointed ’ that she went ahead .
19 I HAVE several times told the story of the lady who came up to me at the end of one of my lectures on the relationship between science and music and said , ‘ It 's all very well doing all these scientific tests on musical instruments but can you explain the tingle in the spine that some music produces ? ’
20 There have several times been movements for reform in the course of this century .
21 Though we have several times discussed the subject of retirement , in connection with other drivers , on his own withdrawal from the sport I would rather let Jackie have the word .
22 We have several times talked about this period of his life , which Freud himself would find hard to fathom , and I think the answer to the manic-depressive cycle lies in the fact that Niki is Niki .
23 A note for teetotallers : I have several times eaten another modern version of this dish in which black coffee rather than wine is used for flavouring the dried fruit .
24 I have several times spoken of an " instantaneous effect upon B as a result of a measurement made on A. Is this not in flagrant contradiction to Einstein 's rule that signals do not travel faster than the velocity of light ?
25 ‘ I have several times noticed a certain … animosity between him and Dieter Erdle .
26 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 .
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