Example sentences of "[noun] once [prep] a time " in BNC.

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1 Where he had been standing had been a turning point for cars once upon a time — when there were still cars in the world — but this had never been a place for modern things .
2 ‘ The Glynns were farmers once upon a time .
3 ( The Countess of Clancarty , rumoured to have been the Earl 's cook once upon a time , charged £2,000 for the service , and Lady St John of Bletso , whose provincial protégées were known as ‘ the Blets ’ , the same amount . )
4 And a cassowary 's wing-bone through the nose of a handsome young fellow was a fine attraction for the girls once upon a time ! "
5 Predictably , Irish Terence Adair believes that ‘ if steamers come into vogue , they will do away with all the romance once upon a time supposed to belong to a naval life ’ but the Scotsman 's more practical view chimes in with Jack 's opinion .
6 well I had a Triumph Herald once upon a time , everything with that was bolted on
7 Perhaps objects like these had been fashionable in churches once upon a time , but no longer , hence the attic .
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