Example sentences of "[coord] for once [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's a soldier that gives everything ; throws himself at the enemy and for once every ball , he touched finished in the back of the net . |
| 2 | Its brief revival was sparked by Dziekanowski who fed Tarasiewicz and for once a long shot had Shilton in trouble . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's perfect , ’ the woman had said ; and for once a shop assistant had said no more than the truth . |
| 4 | The streets and bars were deserted , and for once the incessant noise and bustle had abated . |
| 5 | ‘ I d-do n't know , Sir , ’ Lexandro stuttered ; and for once the title of Sir came sincerely to his lips . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | And for once the finale — everyone coming together to sing Dylan 's Chimes of Freedom — seemed not corny but exactly right . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Campana fired a red rocket , and for once the 75s replied ; right in the middle of the advancing Germans . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | But for once the spotlight wo n't be on Paul Malone 's form team Ards , chasing a League Cup and Bass Cup double . |