Example sentences of "[noun pl] [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 | 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 ! " |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Perhaps objects like these had been fashionable in churches once upon a time , but no longer , hence the attic . |