Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [prep] once " in BNC.
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| 1 | " We ought to go at once , " said Fiver . |
| 2 | These brief examples should show at once the possibilities and the limits of formational analysis . |
| 3 | A proclamation was issued in 1718 against " unlawful Clubs , Combinations , etc. " of wool combers and weavers : … which had illegally presumed to use a Common Seal , and to act as Bodies Corporate , by making and unlawfully conspiring to execute certain Bylaws or Orders , whereby they pretend to determine who had a right to the Trade , what and how many Apprentices and Journeymen each man should keep at once , together with the prices of all their Manufactures , and the manner and materials of which they should be wrought ; and that , when many of the said Conspiritors wanted work , because their Masters would not submit to such pretended Orders and unreasonable Demands , they fed them with Money , till they could again get employment , in order to oblige their masters to employ them for want of other hands . |
| 4 | ‘ Give him a message from me , that he must return at once . ’ |
| 5 | And it was then she had decided that war work or not , her daughter 's excursions with convalescent wounded must stop at once . |
| 6 | He must leave at once . |
| 7 | ‘ I must leave at once ! ’ she whispered , and tried to move to the door . |
| 8 | And it is our judgment that you can and should pay at once a portion of Mistress Hussey 's dowry , so that her maintenance may be assured , and she may return to her father 's house from this court , as is her wish . |
| 9 | ‘ I think we should go at once and see Patrick . ’ |
| 10 | Whenever Annunciata came to fetch the child she was firm : he must go at once or otherwise his mother would be displeased and might not allow him to come at all . |
| 11 | He said he must go at once , Duart , for the honour of the clan . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ If we are to get there in time we must go at once , ’ Marian said . |
| 13 | We must go at once to make sure . |
| 14 | Harry must go at once to help Louise . |
| 15 | The Marquess of Lincolnshire , a former Liberal Minister ( as Earl Carrington ) and confidant of Asquith , wrote in his diary on 8 December with emphasis , ‘ The general opinion is that Baldwin has made such a mess of it that he must go at once ’ , and on 18 December , ‘ There is a Chamberlain-Birkenhead intrigue going on backed by the ‘ Daily Mail ’ . ’ |
| 16 | It must establish at once what type of character each is to play in the plot and the relationship of each to the environment of a theme or the style of dance being used . |
| 17 | ‘ Ruth , you must write at once to Maria , ’ Aunt Sarah urged . |
| 18 | ‘ You must come at once . |
| 19 | You must come at once . |
| 20 | You must come at once . ’ |
| 21 | I should say at once I was not harbouring any weirdo Lawrentian notion that the lightning had zapped the little cow back to life the moment I left the turret ; for one thing there was the matter of missing parts . |
| 22 | If you need more , you must ask at once . |
| 23 | Not all these symptoms may show at once . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll go at once , ’ Myles said . |
| 25 | ‘ We 'll go at once . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Then I 'll go at once and cook it , ’ said Lydia who was adamantly determined not to be thwarted of her bird . |
| 27 | ‘ We 'll go at once ! ’ said Izzie , jumping up . |
| 28 | Look , I 'll go at once . ’ |
| 29 | I 'll go at once . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll go at once . |