Example sentences of "a [noun] once [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well … ’ he replied , ‘ I was a sheep once in the Christmas play , but I never got any of the good lines . ’ |
| 2 | I been on a boat once with the school . |
| 3 | I would never go out like what Tony was saying you know he does n't drink at all and like he 'd be in a pub maybe seven days a week but I would take a drink now and again and I might n't go into a pub once in a month maybe . |
| 4 | ‘ I remember she used to tell me stories of a wonderful place where she 'd had a job once as a lady 's maid . |
| 5 | ‘ Ca n't a fellah ask a favour once in a while ? ’ |
| 6 | Everybody makes a mistake once in a while . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I did get a letter once from a girl asking if I wore my underpants , ’ admits a shame-faced Sam . |
| 8 | And I said , ‘ I know why you picked the name Roger Short , because Shorty Rogers did an album once on a label he was n't supposed to , and changed his name from Shorty Rogers to Roger Short . ’ |