Example sentences of "[pers pn] once [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 ‘ An accountant came up to me once at a party and said , do n't you find it boring doing the same thing night after night . ’
2 I delighted them once with a return invitation to dine at The Pightle .
3 But look at them once in a while .
4 I could have done with a bit of support from you once in a while .
5 I 'd have done anything for you once upon a time .
6 Rosamond 's novel [ she called her ‘ Rosamond ’ , but was only introduced to her once at a party ] .
7 I mentioned her once in an interview and Perry began to cry .
8 Dexter remembered the name and vintage from a description Blanche had reluctantly given him once of a feast at her old Cambridge college .
9 However , I seem to remember Mad Carew aptly described him once as a ‘ block of flats ’ .
10 But a German I shall never be you do it once as a penance and that 's it .
11 I did it once with a Kraut I met on Piccadilly Underground .
12 But if you had it once in a while , it means it stays special . ’
13 The whole stack is covered with a tough Nyflex carpet , which should wear well under pro road stress as long as you can convince your roadcrew to hoover it once in a while .
14 It was a good thing to do , everyone should try it once in a while .
15 But with Son being here , talking about it once in a while when she gets a bit down , and do n't we all — well , I feel like it all happened last week , and what 's more as if I was in the middle of it .
16 Dot had worn hers once during a practice .
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