Example sentences of "[coord] all [prep] once [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The children chased them , and all at once a crowd below . |
| 2 | And all at once a strange sensation came over him . |
| 3 | Even then , he had not got as far as thinking what would be the music that introduced the News and all at once the screen was filled with a picture of his own house , a picture that nearly jolted him out of his skin . |
| 4 | Come , Sergeant ! ’ it cried , and all at once the great yellow beast turned and climbed the far bank … and disappeared . |
| 5 | Then he slipped into a deep sleep , and all at once the warm feeling of happiness deserted him and his stomach heaved as he recognised the same old nightmare returning : the walk along the jetty , the cruel hands dragging him to the edge , the utter helplessness as they lowered him into the icy water , the wave that broke over his head — and at last , that terrible choking sensation . |
| 6 | The rock jutted through the thin pelt of flowers and grass , and all at once the horizon concertinaed . |
| 7 | At 6.30 pm the tropical darkness descends — like a train going into a tunnel — and all at once the crickets begin their chorus . |
| 8 | And all at once the coldness that had seemed to freeze her was being swept aside by a sudden rushing warmth . |
| 9 | He turned towards the door — and all at once the room was plunged into darkness and a whine of hideous music exploded from the overhead speakers . |
| 10 | But all at once the light-hearted feel to the conversation had flown . |
| 11 | But maybe it was the way he was looking across at her with those all-seeing predatory jet-black eyes of his , or maybe it was the way she felt just a bit claustrophobic at being shut up beside him in the narrow confines of the car and the desire that sparked in her to have this ordeal over quickly , but all at once an idea popped into her head . |