Example sentences of "[noun sg] once [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 Sobered , like many seekers and finders , by the presence of the treasure itself , they wrapped the tiles in Tilda 's anorak , which immediately dimmed their lustre once again with a film of mud .
2 Eventually she got up , removed the bung once more with a gloved hand , and stepped back as a tongue of yellow flame licked out at her .
3 He strode coolly into the bedroom , chairman of the board once more in an impeccable grey suit .
4 Fifteen minutes later , when Rain had forgotten all about her , Ruby swayed into the room once more with a triumphant smile .
5 He picked up the sharp knife once more with a frown and growled at the meat as he diced it , imagining that it was Bessie he was carving up .
6 We do not want to transform the world once again into a place for religious fighting .
7 They hoped that the dynamic forces released by socialism would generate new wealth , enabling Britain to stride the world once more in a continuing and -equal partnership with the United States , rather than as the American satellite which she had become in the latter phases of the Second World War .
8 Ex-Fini Triber , Ministry Man and Revolting Cock Chris Connelly team up with the Tribe once more in a long and slow shuffling expedition that 's not necessarily a club-oriented track but is constructed from the fundamental elements of the club scene at least .
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