Example sentences of "[vb pp] once in a " in BNC.

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1 The first three instruments here are obviously not intended for the serious player but for the beginner , or to be strummed once in a while as a second or third instrument .
2 Siobhan Redmond I 'd seen once in a revue by Marcella for St Andrews University and I tracked her down in Glasgow and asked her would she like to do a show for buttons for the newly opened Tron Theatre , who were interested .
3 Kate was n't particularly fanciful , but Dara reminded her of a black panther she 'd seen once in a zoo .
4 She was like the photographs of Hollywood film stars that she had seen once in an old copy of Picturegoer .
5 But these are stars of the first order , which are barely produced once in a hundred years .
6 Those who play with fire , however archly , must expect to get their fingers burnt once in a while , and when ironic lyrics are allied to questionable public utterances and clearly provocative imagery , then it is reasonable to question the man 's motives and intentions .
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