Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [be] once a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not yet understand it , but although I was once a keen and proud European , there are things in it that would now make me one of the most sceptical . |
| 2 | I get it form most of his kind , who remember that I was once a private investigator , and so to them not far removed for law . |
| 3 | They talked about a project together with director Hal Ashby , who was trying to raise finance for a film based upon a remake of The Postman Always Rings Twice ( which Nicholson later made with Jessica Lange ) , but MGM pulled out because they did not think Michelle Phillips was a big enough name , not apparently appreciating that she was once a starring member of a world-famous singing quartet . |
| 4 | Many of those whose professional work involves care for old people are prone to believe that there was once an extended family system in this country whereby successive generations of kin lived together , the younger ones caring lovingly for the oldest . |
| 5 | Nothing is known of Freeth 's education or his early years , although it seems that he was once an itinerant street ballad-singer . |
| 6 | If there 's no one present who 's been designated as minute-taker , then avoid volunteering — especially if you were once a secretary . |
| 7 | If you were once a SuperCalc 4 user you may have noticed the omission of Cell Noter when the product was upgraded . |
| 8 | There 's a gateway over at that forestry plantation , and there was once a castle there . |
| 9 | But what was once a breakthrough , a crucial realignment of taste among white rock fans , has subsequently congealed into orthodoxy . |
| 10 | The street is in three parts : Market Street , because there was once a market ; Church Street , because of the Church of King Charles the Martyr , built at the Restoration ; and Arwenack Street , because it leads eventually to Arwenack House , all that is left of the home of the Killigrews , a mixed bag of soldiers , dramatists , pirates and entrepreneurs , who founded the town and built the church . |
| 11 | But whoever pays the bill , most of us still regularly visit the hairdresser , whether it 's once a week or once a year and as each town seems to have at least 20 salons , this is an entirely random list . |
| 12 | [ On board seems quite appropriate as he was once a steward on the QE11 ! ] . |
| 13 | Councillor Stevenson is well placed to comment on the carpet as he was once a weaver at Stoddard . |
| 14 | though he was once a soldier , |