Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] once the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The streets and bars were deserted , and for once the incessant noise and bustle had abated . |
| 2 | ‘ I d-do n't know , Sir , ’ Lexandro stuttered ; and for once the title of Sir came sincerely to his lips . |
| 3 | The BBC 's Ski Sunday made Val d'Isere its TV curtainraiser , and for once the Criterium of the First Snow could boast a carpet of real snow . |
| 4 | I turned and looked out over the slanted , foreshortened wedge of streets and stocky tenements , and for once the strain in my ears found the appropriate line , the right score . |
| 5 | And for once the finale — everyone coming together to sing Dylan 's Chimes of Freedom — seemed not corny but exactly right . |
| 6 | She felt as if he was paying homage to their love , his every caress a thanksgiving , and for once the wildness left them alone so their loving was a thing of tenderness and healing , of joy and celebration . |
| 7 | Campana fired a red rocket , and for once the 75s replied ; right in the middle of the advancing Germans . |
| 8 | I wish it would n't go so fast ! ’ she thought — and at once the broomstick 's pace slowed . |
| 9 | But then , unexpectedly , he finds that his fault has been overlooked or forgiven and at once the world reappears in brilliant colours , full of delightful prospects . |
| 10 | It spun as it went , and at once the spinning of earth and sky seemed to centre on it , as if on a vortex . |
| 11 | They saw Ruth 's crumpling face , and at once the lips curved upward , laughing , and sang louder . |
| 12 | He sat down in a vacant chair and at once the younger cadet hurried to serve him with tea from a spotless samovar . |
| 13 | Burun shot , and at once the torches flared . |
| 14 | Artai sat down , and at once the people began to shout his name . |
| 15 | It would be the way of our century to say that I was suffering from time-shock , no doubt ; since our personality is largely built and buttressed by our environment , and the assumptions environment and society force upon us , one has but to tip away that buttress and at once the personality is threatened with dissolution . |
| 16 | But for once the weather was fine , the place was right on the other side of the airfield on the edge of open country , so we wandered about a bit , picking wild flowers and so on , and on the way back in the truck who should we see approaching in the distance , on foot , but our old pal Flt Off Gregory . |
| 17 | After they had gone , Harriet took herself for a long walk over the cliffs , but for once the beauty of her surroundings , the early evening light on the sea , the cry of gulls and the distant sound of waves breaking on the shore below , failed to soothe her . |
| 18 | But for once the spotlight wo n't be on Paul Malone 's form team Ards , chasing a League Cup and Bass Cup double . |
| 19 | The Hurricanes dived on them , but at once the escorting fighters were on their tails ; at least two ‘ convoys ’ were noted of Ju87 , Hurricane , Bf109E in line astern , all firing . |