Example sentences of "[noun sg] once in a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had er , fourteen and a half thousand pound once in a building society four year ago there 's nine hundred pound left in his bu er , building society account ! |
| 2 | He does n't seem to be embarrassed by anything , except when you try to provoke him by telling him that surely he must thump his desk once in a while , or that although he says that a record company exists ‘ to guide your artists ’ most of them must hate him at some point . |
| 3 | I would never go out like what Tony was saying you know he does n't drink at all and like he 'd be in a pub maybe seven days a week but I would take a drink now and again and I might n't go into a pub once in a month maybe . |
| 4 | It 's nice to see a keyboard bashing and mouse jerking game once in a while but this game lacks events and the numerous score board screens really frustrate me . |
| 5 | I think you should change your shampoo and conditioner once in a while to avoid product build-up . |
| 6 | Everybody makes a mistake once in a while . ’ |
| 7 | You really ought to give the place a going-over with the Hoover once in a while . ’ |
| 8 | You can apply the tourniquet once in a life-time , but more often it can be fatal . |
| 9 | ‘ Ca n't a fellah ask a favour once in a while ? ’ |
| 10 | In an atmospheric kind of sequence like this , you should keep your shots fairly short , pulling back to a wider shot once in a while to provide extra visual variety and to re-establish the scene . |
| 11 | I believe the children should have their way once in a while |
| 12 | ‘ You should go to a good stylist once in a while and have that mane tamed ! ’ |
| 13 | The author 's been unable to resist popping down to the set once in a while to keep an eye on how it 's going . |