Example sentences of "once [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a tendency to look upon literature , particularly capital L ‘ Literature ’ , as something separate from life , but once literature is thought of in terms of story-telling and story-making , then it is seen to be part of a common and seemingly-essential human activity . |
| 2 | Once molecules have learnt to compete and to create other molecules in their own image , elephants , and things resembling elephants , will in due course be found roaming through the countryside . |
| 3 | ‘ I never met him but I heard Sir Fulke talk of him , and once Philippa repeated the name in her father 's presence . |
| 4 | The cost of weapons often means they are in potentially short supply , all the more so because once commanders find that a weapon works , they want to use it for everything . |
| 5 | Once OM has been ‘ topped up ’ by a sufficient infusion of new money , the budget can again be balanced . |
| 6 | Then all at once Luce caught her breath . |
| 7 | Leaving the question of what mechanisms produce differentiation , we may turn now to the separable issue of the mechanisms by which discriminative performance is enhanced once differentiation has been achieved . |
| 8 | The tax price index measures the amount of gross income needed to maintain a level standard of living once taxes , national insurance and prices have been allowed for . |
| 9 | ‘ Have the children not been told ? ’ the nursemaid enquired of Aunt Rose once Victoria and Richard were ahead and out of ear-shot . |
| 10 | Once rehearsals started it would become obvious that Therese could n't support a romantic juvenile lead like Sonja , and they would have to do something . |
| 11 | Once cases disposed of by two judges under the new rules for the determination of final appeals become common , there will , no doubt , be an attempt to extend the decision in Boys v. |
| 12 | Sergei Rostov , once Admiral of the White of the navy of the Third Empire , was now Suragai S'zltan , chief advisor and counsellor to Burun , and might easily have mentioned the survey assessment to his feudal overlord . |
| 13 | Once creditors have approved the debtor entering into a voluntary arrangement the court may stay the bankruptcy proceedings and rescind the bankruptcy order . |
| 14 | Once policies are on the statute books , there is reluctance to change them , or change is very slow and largely through non-statutory guidance . |
| 15 | Once sheep is acquired , for instance , the word dog is no longer over-extended to sheep , even though it may still be used for other kinds of mammals ( Clark , 1973a , 1978 ; Barrett , 1978 ) . |
| 16 | If once Romania was Ceauşescu , now it became the couple . |
| 17 | In Scotland , once sentence is passed by the court , the prison service takes over , deciding which type of prison the convicted person should go to . |
| 18 | Once coins have been classified into groups , the next stage is to determine the exact date of a coin 's manufacture or the precise location of its mint . |
| 19 | Once musicians ' royalty income becomes greater than the cost of their recording time and personal advances from the record company , they start receiving royalty statements . |
| 20 | So we leave U Nu , once freedom lover and statesman ; now contemplative mystic . |
| 21 | Mobuto asked once Whitlock had finished speaking . |
| 22 | These were based on a faith in the rationality and cooperative character of man and in the possibility of building a more harmonious society once inequality and exploitation were removed through state action . |
| 23 | At once Bathsheba 's heart felt lighter . |
| 24 | ‘ I expect Lubor is busy beavering away back in his office ? ’ she asked as a warm-up question before she got down to basics — and immediately wished that she had n't because at once Ven 's expression darkened , and as he raised an aristocratic eyebrow she knew instantly that all affability was gone . |
| 25 | Once income has begun to fall and businessmen 's expectations become pessimistic , persistent unemployment may be created , far worse than the initial disturbance might have suggested . |
| 26 | ‘ Mike would never have shot this Barak in the back , ’ Sabrina said once Kolchinsky had finished . |
| 27 | But this support evaporated once deputies had won their seats in the Majlis ( parliament ) on a pro-Rafsanjani platform . |
| 28 | And for once Lisa managed to suppress her irritation and bit back the impatient demand for an answer that she felt instinctively rising to her lips . |
| 29 | No ifs … buts or maybes the cherry and whites had to win this one and for once luck was on their side … |
| 30 | This should mean that pesticides will last longer , because they could be used in other areas before resistance spreads , and researchers could switch back to using the original pesticide once resistance has been wiped out , she said . |