Example sentences of "a [noun] once [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | you know , and er you just did n't er you just did n't have er er y you may get a cinema once a week , or perhaps a dance once a week , but that er that wa that was the limit , you know . |
| 2 | One of the things we 've been doing this year is to actually have a club once a week , a sort of club night , when teachers can come it — this is particularly primary teachers — and use our machinery , look at our programs , go through our library and meet each other , so that the people who have got some expertise can then go back to the school and sort of spread their information and their enthusiasm in their schools . |
| 3 | It 's just been a bit of a surge once a month . |
| 4 | you know , and er you just did n't er you just did n't have er er y you may get a cinema once a week , or perhaps a dance once a week , but that er that wa that was the limit , you know . |
| 5 | Five years ago 440,000 young people went to a pub once a day ; the number is down by 150,000 . |
| 6 | Participation would involve attending a meeting once a month and reflecting the views and experiences of their community to the group . |
| 7 | To help engender trust and familiarity , the field-worker 's contact in the station was restricted at the beginning to a few hours a shift once a week , gradually being built up to a full shift , including mights , twice a week . |
| 8 | Remembering a scratch match played in 1879 , which had provided plenty of fun for both players and spectators , Bill Lister had an idea : ‘ Thinks I ta meself , if nobbut t' tradesmen cud be gotten together to play a match once a year , ah 'm sewer it wod goa , an' 'specially if it war ta tak' place at t' feast . ’ |
| 9 | We only have a newspaper once a week . |
| 10 | He sees a therapist once a week at a cost of £26 an hour . |
| 11 | Why , I do n't think Stan 'as a bath once a year , unless 'e goes into 'ospital . ’ |
| 12 | Because I am 84 and live alone , she also pops in every morning and evening to ensure I am all right , and she gives me a bath once a week . |
| 13 | We used to have a bath once a week . |
| 14 | ‘ Well Else read out this bit from a book by Billy Graham , The Secret of 'Appiness it 's called , where 'e says that a man told 'im 'e only took a bath once a week , and Billy Graham told 'im there was something wrong with 'is purity of heart . ’ |
| 15 | Should n't have give him that tin , that 's why dogs are that 's why you 're instructed to feed a dog once a day or whatever it is . |
| 16 | Weighing scales are fine as a guide once a week . |
| 17 | because you see I only use it a tankful once a day when I have a bath in the morning have a bath at night as well . |
| 18 | ‘ I go to a lot of fellowship meetings and I see a counsellor once a week which gives me the tools to handle life on a day-to-day basis . ’ |
| 19 | Luigi was also the dentist 's assistant , and he was often called upon to perform urgent extractions himself , as the dentist only held a surgery once a week . |
| 20 | And that , I I was , my hus , during the time mother was ill , my husband took ill , now this is where authorities do n't give you any back up , instead of sending him to hospital which was fifteen minutes by bus , I could have visited him every day they sent him to the other side of the county which only allowed a visit once a week , and meant I had to leave at twelve o'clock and get home at six ! |
| 21 | Charming lounge bar in a house once the home of Christopher North . |
| 22 | Er , on an average here we sent out a newsletter once every month and we have things called a crime line which is an answerphone service updated every week with all of our crimes on it . |
| 23 | The hotel has a barbecue once a week instead of dinner , and one meal each week offers a Tyrolean speciality . |
| 24 | Continuing on the subject of getting involved , the committee are always delighted to hear from anyone wishing to help in any way ( half an hour once a year on a stall or helping at an open coffee morning would be tremendous ) . |
| 25 | All Rangers have the opportunity to ride for a minimum of half an hour once a fortnight , however , they can also participate in picnic rides , lasting three to four hours , as well as one hour-long evening rides . |
| 26 | Check the section on Reading effectively , and also remember the idea of having a debate on a chosen topic for say half an hour once a week so that you can use your voice and express your ideas and opinions . |
| 27 | ‘ I particularly like the idea of your making yourself available for an hour once a week so that listeners can phone in with their criticisms , complaints and suggestions . ’ |
| 28 | You yourself may come and visit her for an hour once a month . |
| 29 | If you do not use an object once a day , or at least once a week , it does not deserve prime storage space ( that is within easy reach and somewhere between knee and eye level ) . |