Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] upon a " in BNC.

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1 Where he had been standing had been a turning point for cars once upon a time — when there were still cars in the world — but this had never been a place for modern things .
2 ‘ The Glynns were farmers once upon a time .
3 ( The Countess of Clancarty , rumoured to have been the Earl 's cook once upon a time , charged £2,000 for the service , and Lady St John of Bletso , whose provincial protégées were known as ‘ the Blets ’ , the same amount . )
4 And a cassowary 's wing-bone through the nose of a handsome young fellow was a fine attraction for the girls once upon a time ! "
5 Predictably , Irish Terence Adair believes that ‘ if steamers come into vogue , they will do away with all the romance once upon a time supposed to belong to a naval life ’ but the Scotsman 's more practical view chimes in with Jack 's opinion .
6 As the law presently stands , it is open for a settlor to transfer assets overseas upon an accumulation trust for the benefit of his children without there being any UK tax liability on the income as it arises overseas .
7 " In your case , " he said , setting a well-shod foot casually upon a gravestone , his warm and wonderful fur cloak eddying snugly around it , " it can hardly matter . "
8 Do these words mean that judges can be dismissed by the Crown only upon an Address of both Houses ( with a direction to the Houses that they are not to present an Address unless the judge has misbehaved himself ) ?
9 This is a book much to be admired ; it contains exactly the sort of information I would have divulged to my own foundation students once upon a sketchbook project .
10 well I had a Triumph Herald once upon a time , everything with that was bolted on
11 PORTAFERRY is featured in the first of the six-part series Once Upon A Place ( UTV , 7.00pm ) in which local people tell the story of their own area .
12 Perhaps objects like these had been fashionable in churches once upon a time , but no longer , hence the attic .
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