Example sentences of "[verb] once [prep] a time " in BNC.
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1 | David Batty used once upon a time to write an agony column in rec.sport.soccer . |
2 | I mean once upon a time nothing was , but I 've spent two and a half thousand pound if not more since I 've been off work . |
3 | But if they are described in stories , then surely they must have lived once upon a time ? ’ |
4 | ‘ Nothing will come of nothing ’ , as King Lear said once upon a time . |
5 | She might never have ironed shirts , but she too had once upon a time brought Jacob little surprises , little presents . |