Example sentences of "[pers pn] once [vb past] a [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I once had a plaster on my finger , ’ said Lydia , ‘ and I was making duck pancakes because an editor and his wife were coming to dinner , and when I 'd rolled up all the pancakes I found the plaster was missing . ’ |
| 2 | I once left a message on a colleague 's answering machine saying that someone else could not make a meeting because she had resigned . |
| 3 | I have n't I have n't actually seen one , but I once saw a lady on the bus with one |
| 4 | A. T. I once did a month on the canal bank , looking after Tate and Lyle 's coal that was brought in when there was a strike on . |
| 5 | I once watched a film on the telly it was a pretty crap film really ! |
| 6 | I once defended a juvenile on a charge of reckless driving , and he was banned from driving for two years after being found guilty of the most horrific driving at night without lights . |
| 7 | He once pulled a switchblade on his director because they could n't agree on the way to do a scene . |