Example sentences of "once [prep] a [noun] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( x ) Put the slide at once into a Coplin jar filled with the same fixative and leave for at least 20 min . |
| 2 | I delighted them once with a return invitation to dine at The Pightle . |
| 3 | And once in a while Elvis did dash off on some divine business or other . |
| 4 | EVERY ONCE in a while Tranmere produce a performance which makes nonsense of their reputation for being uneasy travellers . |
| 5 | EVERY once in a while Tranmere produce a performance which makes nonsense of their reputation for being uneasy travellers . |
| 6 | The State authorities did not need much convincing ; with the world believing that Shangri-La was at hand courtesy of Utah , State politicians seized on this as a once in a lifetime opportunity to revitalise Utah 's economy . |
| 7 | Once upon a time magistrates had been dull , stolid figures , worthy but uninspiring , above all remote and anonymous . |
| 8 | Once upon a time man lived by hunting and by gathering . |
| 9 | Once upon a time muezzins had had to climb such towers to call the people to prayer , the little round room at the top giving resonance , enlarging the human voice . |
| 10 | Once upon a time Fenna had brooded on a hoard for so many years and with such desire that it had quickened and grown , diamonds breeding and bringing up their young under his weight . |
| 11 | ( There is evidence , though , that once upon a time Mars enjoyed running water . ) |
| 12 | ONCE upon a time people indulged in the ages-old craft of telling stories to each other — but then television and video stepped in and took the words out of our mouths . |
| 13 | And never once on a Sunday morning did that man fail to get up and cook our breakfast and polish our shoes , so that we 'd go smart and good to Sunday School . |