Example sentences of "all [prep] once a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her hand moved ahead of her lips , ablaze when she brushed the fine wiry hair between Lucy 's thighs , all at once a mapless explorer in a rich forest . |
| 2 | When I offer you champagne you laugh in a way that only you have , like a stream all at once a delighted cascade into this deep swirling pool of warm humour . |
| 3 | ‘ I have to pee , ’ said Lucy , all at once a child to be coaxed into the treat she wants . |
| 4 | All at once a single shaft of moonlight exploded through a high window and struck this disc , causing it to revolve . |
| 5 | In the finale , as the whole orchestra was pronouncing the triple supplication ‘ Do-na-no-bis-pa-cem ’ , all at once a wonderful gesture escaped you : you plunged your left fist deep down as if you were setting the torch to the side of a funeral pyre . |
| 6 | Naturally both sides got down and our men started swearing at the Germans , when all at once a brave German got on to his parapet and shouted ‘ We are very sorry about that ; we hope no one was hurt . |
| 7 | The children chased them , and all at once a crowd below . |
| 8 | And all at once a strange sensation came over him . |
| 9 | ‘ One sight of this boy here — this gift from God — and I felt all at once a burning in my arm . |
| 10 | All at once a bright fire seemed to burn through her veins , making her skin glow and causing her limbs to tremble . |