Example sentences of "not once did " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not once did she protest at the unfairness . |
| 2 | Clyde , obviously a fairly tense type , confessed to feelings of hostility towards his mother : ‘ Not once did she ever tell me she loved me . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Not once did they finish a job properly . |
| 4 | But not once did he see a young girl . |
| 5 | Not once did we get that rather unwilling pursed smile , the sly amused look down her nose . |
| 6 | Not once did EMF lose their tempers at my teasing or threaten me with physical violence . |
| 7 | Not once did the other man interrupt the litany , and it was only when a rapping on the door , announcing Chant 's return , interrupted the flow that Estabrook remembered there was anyone else alive in the world tonight beside himself and his confessor . |
| 8 | But not once did Jean-Claude ask me about it . |
| 9 | He watched as she poured water from the jug into the bowl and quickly washed and then dressed ; not once did she look at him or speak one word . |
| 10 | He had spent much of the trial gazing around the court room particularly into the public gallery , but not once did he see Carol . |
| 11 | Not once did he notice that he was being followed . |
| 12 | Her expression remained enigmatic , and it was quickly noticed that not once did she publicly smile or acknowledge the man who was now her husband . |
| 13 | One writer , who has covered the Royal Family for 12 years , said : ‘ In 30 minutes of speeches and toasts , not once did they look at each other . ’ |
| 14 | We were working , admittedly , on the road , but for two years not once did she … well that was it . |