Example sentences of "[prep] once the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In both London and New York , the play has survived the departure of Pauline Collins , justifying for once the usually pretentious term of monodrama . |
| 2 | For once the economy was not to blame . |
| 3 | For once the cliche that racegoers wept openly was all too true , but these were tears of real sadness — though it was hardly fair to ‘ blame ’ her conqueror , who had won the race in dour style ( and afterwards took the Jockey Club Cup from his sole opponent Achilles before ending his racing career unplaced in the Prix du Conseil Municipal ) . |
| 4 | For once the major characters seem like flesh-and-blood creations , and the comedy has a surprising depth of emotion . |
| 5 | ‘ So for once the met forecast people got it right . |
| 6 | So for once the sort of comment John would make face to face with other collaborators is actually recorded . |
| 7 | The little room at the end of the paddock , where scores are received , became for once the centre of attraction . ’ |
| 8 | But for once the weather was fine , the place was right on the other side of the airfield on the edge of open country , so we wandered about a bit , picking wild flowers and so on , and on the way back in the truck who should we see approaching in the distance , on foot , but our old pal Flt Off Gregory . |
| 9 | FOR ONCE the Easter demonstrations organised by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament have something concrete and immediate to oppose . |
| 10 | Jansons masterfully keeps the music 's internal momentum alive without any sense of undue haste , and although the allegro bustles energetically along , Jansons resists the temptation to tear Shostakovich 's occasionally violent texturing to shreds For once the Finale appears as a crowning inevitability , rather than merely a throw-away moto-perpetuo of staccato virtuosity . |
| 11 | Sometimes I have wondered if Elizabeth , for once the contrary of Jane Austen , had said to herself : ‘ I shall make a heroine whom no one but I shall dislike . ’ |
| 12 | The streets and bars were deserted , and for once the incessant noise and bustle had abated . |
| 13 | After they had gone , Harriet took herself for a long walk over the cliffs , but for once the beauty of her surroundings , the early evening light on the sea , the cry of gulls and the distant sound of waves breaking on the shore below , failed to soothe her . |
| 14 | When it comes to the Amstrad PC3386SX for once the experts all agree . |
| 15 | ‘ I d-do n't know , Sir , ’ Lexandro stuttered ; and for once the title of Sir came sincerely to his lips . |
| 16 | For once the preciseness of the words did not irritate Aggie , and she answered gently , ‘ I 'm sorry , love , but … but she 's had to go away for a day or two . ’ |
| 17 | For once the wielding of fear as a weapon would certainly be counter-productive . |
| 18 | For once the Halifax was following others ; it admits that it paid too much at the wrong time . |
| 19 | The trial did not last long , for once the Judge decided that public performance in the theatre was in fact covered by the Sexual Offences Act , 1967 , and that Mrs Whitehouse was therefore able to bring a prosecution , the case was withdrawn . |
| 20 | Then the irresistible left-armer grabbed — for once the tabloids ' second-favourite verb is surely the best — three wickets in four balls to end England 's innings for 175 , the last eight wickets having tumbled for 67 , Inzamam 's low-left slip catch to dismiss DeFreitas being outstanding . |
| 21 | They believed that for once the truth should be told about the difficult life Diana has led and , for the most part , still leads . |
| 22 | For once the camera did lie , not about the beauty she was becoming but in camouflaging the vulnerable personality behind her effortless capacity to dazzle . |
| 23 | When for once the tide runs in the reverse direction we get a new view of our own cookery , and a revealing insight into the oddness of traditional names as they appear in another language . |
| 24 | There was n't much to look at , though for once the sky was clear ; gulls were drifting round and round in an uneasy crowd , hardly making a sound , like scraps of newspaper spiralling in the wind . |
| 25 | ‘ Follow for once the judgement of your elders . |
| 26 | On the other hand there 's a part of me that rejoices , that is glad he paid the way he did , that for once the world worked the way it 's supposed to , punishing the wrongdoer … and that saddens and sickens me too , because I think that this must be the way Andy feels all the time . |
| 27 | I see this as a positive element because here for once the client 's gon na have to sit down and produce a specification |
| 28 | He refused to send his horses to be shod at our smithy after that ; for once the smith 's verdict got around it would be difficult for him to sell the mare . |
| 29 | The BBC 's Ski Sunday made Val d'Isere its TV curtainraiser , and for once the Criterium of the First Snow could boast a carpet of real snow . |
| 30 | For once the forecast was good . |