Example sentences of "more [conj] once [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ken , however , was more than once seen to go into his bed and fall fast asleep — undoubtedly the pressure of working in the theatre at night and recording Beyond Our Ken on other mornings proved too much and was reminiscent of another time when he fell asleep . |
| 2 | In any case , I believe Eliot admired the thrillers of the prolific E. Phillips Oppenheim , who was published in the yellow-backed series to which he more than once referred as a possible source of inspiration . |
| 3 | ‘ As the lady Anne is aware — and to her chagrin — I have more than once expressed admiration of her companion . |
| 4 | In recent years , moreover , the incidence of backbench revolts among government supporters has increased and the House of Lords has more than once demonstrated an inclination to go its own way . |
| 5 | At the time of the Westerfield poisonings he had sometimes been a difficult man to agree with , and he 'd more than once annoyed her by his attitude . |
| 6 | It was perhaps even more alarming to learn that the Distant Early Warning System , the chain of radar stations ringing the Soviet Union from Greenland to Alaska , had more than once given the alarm which put Strategic Air Command into the air en route to the target thanks to picking up a moon echo or a flock of geese migrating in formation . |
| 7 | Be that as it may , we have more than once witnessed the potential of legspin in limited-overs cricket . |
| 8 | This is what he more than once declared to be his aim . |
| 9 | And though he more than once declared suicide a selfish act , he must also have foreseen that there are certain states of mind in which sensitive consideration of others becomes impossible . |
| 10 | She could have got away with it and he had more than once suggested she should , begged her almost . |
| 11 | He could exhibit such a stolidity in this regard that the Captain more than once suggested that he might drop down the order , ‘ to add ballast to the middle ’ . |
| 12 | I have more than once thought of doing away with myself . |
| 13 | Bielle is where you join the main valley road , and four miles to the south of it is Laruns , a neat and pleasing little town with a real town square which I have more than once thought might be good to stay in . |
| 14 | There was nothing in the Parliamentary debate , in fact , to suggest that the pistol cases were particularly serious and the Bill was easily thrown out — although it must be admitted that the gentlemen of Westminster have more than once shown a remarkable capacity for getting things wrong . |
| 15 | … I have more than once drawn attention to the practical difficulties … but the difficulty goes deeper . |
| 16 | For some time a rumour had persisted that Horemheb , in his moves to clear up the corruption which had flourished like rampant weed during the years in which the city had fallen into neglect , had more than once attempted to close it ; but that the interests which protected it were still too powerful for him to dispense with . |
| 17 | In time of crisis , the United States has more than once confronted the ‘ all or nothing ’ choice of military intervention or abandoning its client . |
| 18 | He writes : I was now convinced , after the stubborn to-and-fro contest for every foot of ground which had continued throughout the whole of April , that although we had more than once changed our methods of attack , a decisive success at Verdun could only be assured at the price of heavy sacrifices , out of all proportion to the desired gains . |