Example sentences of "[adj] once in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If pig butchers kept piggy banks , his must have been empty once in a while during this period … |
| 2 | More areas are included in the map where the user is willing to be wrong 10 times out of 100 , but far fewer in that which they are willing to run the risk of being wrong once in a hundred times ; a comparison of the 90 and 99 per cent maps will make this clear ( figs 6.5a and f ) . |
| 3 | But there 's a whole range of behaviours which one can include in sexual harassment , going from fairly mundane every day things which just grind people down and which grind people down because they happen on a constant basis , to very serious once in a while sorts of behaviours , and to try and categorise them as major or minor does n't really get us very close to being what the issue is about . |
| 4 | Chocolate and chips are fine once in a while , but every day it 's a disaster , says Derek Cooper |
| 5 | However , everyone comes unstuck once in a while , especially when caught unawares . |
| 6 | Graham Pidgeon who 's horse has won a race says you only have w inner once in a while and its worth waiting for |
| 7 | It 's alright once in a while , but I ca n't see what people see about being addicts and always towing one , it 's |