Example sentences of "been used [det] time " in BNC.

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1 Although the word ‘ reckless ’ had been used many times before in the context of manslaughter , a distinctive doctrine was established in Seymour ( 1983 ) .
2 The roof was slightly unusual due to the relative heights of the eaves and the ridge , but to a structural engineer the design was sound and anyway was one that had been used many times before .
3 ‘ Moles ’ was a phrase we very often used about the Treasury and it 's been used many times since .
4 In this article the word ‘ word-processor ’ has been used many times .
5 In the litter tray they do the same thing , but if it has been used several times without being properly cleaned out this becomes impossible and the cat will then prefer to defecate elsewhere , even if it has to go through the motions of covering its dung with imaginary earth after it has deposited it on a wooden floor or a carpet .
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