Example sentences of "they once [vb past] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old joke is that in the army they once had the message ‘ Send reinforcements we 're going to advance ’ but it became ‘ Send three and fourpence we 're going to a dance . ’ |
| 2 | For rude as were the galleries , they once formed a highway of communication to a dense and rural population which live on flats or single floors . |
| 3 | ( i ) As a result of the progress of medical science certain conditions are now so easily diagnosable and treatable , that , although they once carried a mortality , it can no longer be said that they do , unless that mortality is brought on as a result of some wholly unexpected and exceptional circumstance , for example gross negligence on the part of the doctor treating the patient . |
| 4 | They once shared a flat in Chelsea . |
| 5 | They once shared a flat in Chelsea . |
| 6 | But if they once opened the door , the plague mob would most certainly overwhelm them in searching out their angel , paid-for Miracle-Worker . |