Example sentences of "once [prep] a time [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once upon a time Camille would have dipped her oar in here : she would have turned on Brian for attacking her mother or chided her mother in no uncertain terms for being a drunken slut . |
| 2 | It seems that once upon a time OS/2 was going to be the real version of Windows , but Microsoft changed its mind and decided to go it alone . |
| 3 | Once upon a time Shrove Tuesday was a holiday and there was feasting and fun in the streets before the quiet days of Lent . |
| 4 | Once upon a time Fenna had brooded on a hoard for so many years and with such desire that it had quickened and grown , diamonds breeding and bringing up their young under his weight . |
| 5 | ( There is evidence , though , that once upon a time Mars enjoyed running water . ) |