Example sentences of "once upon a time [ex0] " in BNC.

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1 Once upon a time there was a man who thought he could be a dragon-master .
2 According to a Sumerian poet : ‘ Once upon a time there was no snake , there was no scorpion , / There was no hyena , there was no lion , / There was no wild dog , no wolf , / There was no fear , no terror , / Man had no rival . ’
3 Once upon a time there was a film with a jolly popular song , sung as a duet .
4 Once upon a time there was a little boy called Steven Spielberg who refused to grow up .
5 Once upon a time there was something called soul .
6 Once upon a time there was the offer of a lifetime from Books for Children .
7 Once upon a time there was in the UK a Director of Flight Safety , but this office has been abolished .
8 Among modern believers , it is generally assumed that once upon a time there was a ‘ pure ’ form of Christianity preached by Paul , from which various ‘ deviations ’ — that is , ‘ heresies ’ — subsequently occurred .
9 Once upon a time there was a little chimney-sweep , and his name was Tom … ’
10 Well , once upon a time there was no world at all .
11 Once upon a time there was a white cloud which drifted all by itself in the clear blue sky .
12 ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE NO ADVENTURE GAMES …
13 ONCE upon a time there was a stocky little ice skater who fell in love with her tall , fair-haired partner .
14 Or perhaps because I 've lulled her with bedtime stories embroidering our favourite theme : once upon a time there was a girl named Gittel , who had a curse called down upon her …
15 Once upon a time there were three little piggies .
16 Where once upon a time there had only been fishing boats , now bobbed the magnificent yachts of international millionaires .
17 ONCE upon a time there was a postman called Pat and he lived in a village called Greendale , along with his black and white cat , Jess .
18 Once upon a time there were three bears .
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