Example sentences of "that [prep] once " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss J. has pretty well run him and now he 's doing a roaring trade and has just married a daughter of Lord Lytton , he 's evidently right in with the right lot of people … and what a God 's mercy that for once in a way these people have got hold of the right man and what a thing for England . ’ |
| 2 | He looks so miserable that for once I do n't kick Heather on the way back to my desk . |
| 3 | As we set out in the truck which was going to take us the eight miles to Oakington , I was conscious that for once I was really looking my absolute best . |
| 4 | The summer was tranquil and fairly uneventful ; Jonadab Oaks felt that for once , Nature was working with him instead of against him . |
| 5 | The grasp of the ‘ realpolitik ’ of the situation on the part of their administrators was impressive ( see pages 38 and 39 ) and that , combined with their own integrity in never wavering in their adherence to the pre-tour agreements , meant that for once sport could hold its head high in the fact of profound political pressures . |
| 6 | They believed that for once the truth should be told about the difficult life Diana has led and , for the most part , still leads . |
| 7 | Lacuna came to a stop behind her , and pulled her gently into an embrace that for once was nothing but tender . |
| 8 | The lack of atmosphere , extending even to the non-appearance of MacFinall 's cymbal-and-drum ensemble , which has driven the pulse of many a West Indies advance in the past , was again painfully evident as 12,000 deigned to stay away , but King Dyall did at least make a cameo appearance in an outfit that for once defied description . |
| 9 | I think that for once we need feel no qualms in taking Diodorus as a faithful epitomizer of what must have been a compact and careful section of Posidonius on the slave war in Sicily . |
| 10 | Is the Minister aware that for once — perhaps surprisingly — the House is united in welcoming the agreement and in congratulating all those involved , including the FMFLN for their part in the peace process ? |
| 11 | Let us hope that for once he will stand up and be counted and go down fighting — as go down he assuredly will . |
| 12 | It would be good to make Ken Harris admit that for once he had suspected the wrong man . |
| 13 | Fabia took herself off for a walk , but so great were her worries that for once Mariánské Láznë failed to enchant her . |
| 14 | It could give a whole new meaning to DROP-in centres and old folks ' CLUBS and mean that for once the social workers wo n't be criticised for making a balls-up … or down . |
| 15 | So many detrimental things are written and said about our youth that for once let us give praise where it is due . |
| 16 | Euston , the first to open in July 1986 , included ‘ Le Croissant Shop ’ , a franchise business that at once complements and rivals Travellers-Fare . |
| 17 | He was wearing chinos , and looked almost American , and there was something sexually magnetic about him that at once reminded me of Dana . |
| 18 | In the Reich the various German patriotic societies were designed to combat ‘ Jewish influence ’ , which was seen to be both ethnically alien and racially inferior , and also to be at the very heart of the economic change that at once afflicted and enriched German society . |
| 19 | He caught that at once and his eyes above the mask glittered . |
| 20 | Turning to the volume 's introductory pages , I read some encouraging words that at once led me to hope that I might yet track down a few potential search areas that had not already received too much attention . |
| 21 | Faced with a client , his mental confidence and the alert efficiency it engenders must automatically be impressed upon the client , so that at once the client feels that he is in the hands of an expert , into whose capable hands all matters concerned with the funeral can be safely delivered . |
| 22 | ‘ Palmer & Pearson ? ’ she queried , and discounted that at once because until things started moving on that contract there were no problems . |