Example sentences of "than once a " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 11 , the majority of children were hit less than once a month or never . |
| 2 | Perhaps the fiddle sheet did n't run to outside entertainment more than once a month . |
| 3 | Incidentally , bitches may not be bred from more than once a year and strictly not when under the age of two years old and dogs of two years and under may not be used at stud . |
| 4 | He says he has n't got the time to spend — they 'll need evenings and evenings , far more than once a week . |
| 5 | Meat should not be eaten more than once a day ; and fish is increasingly thought of as healthier — oily fish is useful in the prevention of heart disease and arthritis — and you may feel it is worth substituting fish for meat as a main meal twice a week . |
| 6 | So all I could do was to prance about waving flashcards and realia like a second-rate conjuror at a children 's party , and try not to glance at my watch more than once a minute . |
| 7 | Less than once a month 8% |
| 8 | Six months to a year of squeeze control leads to intercourse no more frequently than once a week , increasing as the problem subsides . |
| 9 | I always use Flex shampoo and conditioner for frequent use because when I 'm working I may have to wash my hair more than once a day . |
| 10 | This is because the group recognises shareholders ' need for information more often than once a year , Mr Luckton explained . |
| 11 | If , over the years , you suspect that there has been a swing to or away from attending more than once a Sunday , you may want to take the trouble of further refining your data . |
| 12 | more than once a week |
| 13 | Just mating with a single female may be difficult enough and very few will have the opportunity to mate more than once a year . |
| 14 | Less than once a month 13% |
| 15 | Eighteen per cent ( 131 ) of the men who are not virgins in our sample say they have sex either less than once a month ( 13% ) or ( currently ) never ( 5% ) . |
| 16 | TO PREPARE MYSELF for this latest , and biggest Grudge Match , I run through the list of my opponent 's useful weaknesses : over-caution , middle-pocket anxiety , last-six-colours angst , plus a Plutonic rage whenever snookered more than once a frame . |
| 17 | In a blistering attack on ‘ The Football Madness ’ in 1898 , Ernest Ensor was particularly shocked by the epidemic of excitement among the fans : ‘ A constant attendant at great football matches must have seen more than once a large crowd vertere pollicem in a manner which made him thankful that murder is illegal . ’ |
| 18 | They then persuaded the 8 highest scorers on their questionnaires who " dreamed every night " , as well as the 8 lowest scorers , who " dreamed less than once a month " to submit to laboratory recordings and wakenings during the night . |
| 19 | Erm , it 's once a week , but I think they 're coming in the they 're here twice this week er , and I think , it 's as and when they can , so if it 's more than once a week then they will be here . |
| 20 | Not only that , but the beams appeared to be coming at a faster rate now — more than once a second . |
| 21 | In terms of individual doctors this means an average practitioner will do a visit between 2300 and 0700 every nine days instead of less than once a month . |
| 22 | Although not used more often than once a year in autumn , this tool saves all the hard work involved in scarifying ( breaking up and loosening the surface of ) a lawn by hand with a lawn rake . |
| 23 | Scientific studies carried out a few years ago revealed that regular sunbed users ( those using a bed more than once a week over a period of a few years ) now have a condition called skin fragility syndrome . |
| 24 | and behavioural abstinence : i avoiding weighing yourself more frequently than once a month . |
| 25 | You see lots of people find that they w they do best when they join a class and they go to the class , it 's there every week and th or maybe more than once a week and that keeps them going because they are , they 're expected , it 's a definite booking , and that 's it and they can go that way . |
| 26 | For many parents there is n't time to do this more than once a week or so , but it can be a rewarding time . |
| 27 | Not more than once a day , that is . |
| 28 | For those of you who find it necessary to re-boot your system more than once a day this utility is invaluable . |
| 29 | Yet I doubt they have meat more than once a week — and I doubt he thinks about money from one year 's end to the other . ’ |
| 30 | Reason and Mycielska refer to this as a ‘ time-gap experience ’ and found that more than half their sample of 85 psychology undergraduates and postgraduates reported such experiences as happening more than once a month . |