Example sentences of "and once [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The widow told me that she went out twice a day — once very early for shopping and once for a walk towards evening — but never where the passeggiata took place . |
| 2 | ‘ Once when the Yard needed advice over a fraud case , and once over a theft ! ’ |
| 3 | In the last six years he had seen her occasionally — in the street , at the Ritz ( Plumford 's only cinema , which was known locally as the Fleapit ) and once at a party . |
| 4 | This is unfair , for it is a historic city and once in a while something does happen . |
| 5 | And we get songs that people send into the office and once in a while we 'll come up with something that somebody just sends us . |
| 6 | Both dishes may taste scrumptious and once in a while wo n't do you any harm , but foods like that eaten regularly are no basis for a healthy diet . |
| 7 | On two occasions he used the word " Jew " as a pejorative adjective — once in a letter to John Quinn , dated 12 March 1923 , and once in a letter to Ezra Pound , dated 31 October 1917 . |
| 8 | One of them was that the nurse , robbed of her pleasure in subduing the hair , turned her savagery more directly on to Harriet and once in a temper broke both of her charge 's thumbs when she was forcing her into a new pair of white kid gloves for Sunday School . |
| 9 | And once in a while Elvis did dash off on some divine business or other . |