Example sentences of "[noun sg] once [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well there used to be one on the corner of Street and Street that was , that was a pawnshop right opposite the churches facing it the church were on the one corner Street and used to be on the opposite corner , and Johnny was a member of the church choir as I was after I was ten years ol ten years old , I Mr he must have thought I could sing he sent me down to St Paul 's and I , I went to St Paul 's Church on the corner of Street and I did n't stay there long because it was I was still working part- time I was still a schoolboy but er I did sing in the choir at St Paul 's Church for a time , and then I went , I went back to St Mary 's and All Saints in Palfry as a choirboy and er we used to have choir practice once or twice a week , I know we had it Wednesday night , the choir master was Albert Edward he was a butcher , kept a butcher 's shop on the corner of and |
| 2 | Leslie was able to come to Wolverton Manor once or twice , and Wendy accommodatingly moved in with Charmian . |
| 3 | He 'd been smashed on booze once or twice , but this was different . |
| 4 | ‘ I saw him in the canteen once or twice after he 'd left comparability , ’ says Treacher . |
| 5 | He had seen the boy once or twice since , and he seemed a nice enough lad — a little backward perhaps , but his mother was ashamed of him , and refused to send him to school , perhaps fearing the other children would tease him . |
| 6 | I tried some Palfium once or twice an ’ some morphine , that was it really . |
| 7 | Plants that are n't in containers benefit more from a good watering once or twice a week , rather than a little every day . |
| 8 | At the very least they wanted a home help once or twice a week , to assist this mother with fifteen children to look after . |
| 9 | I wondered if he thought Dana and I were about to tie the knot , or whether he was thinking of us individually — the latter , I think , because he had warned me against marriage once or twice before when I had shown what he regarded as too much interest in a woman friend . |
| 10 | Nurses visit someone at home once or twice a week , helping with bathing , dressing , lifting and medical care , and providing incontinence pads . |
| 11 | We saw him look out of the window once or twice . ’ |
| 12 | Many couples continue to enjoy sexual intercourse once or twice a week into old age , but some people have neither the inclination or ability for this , and of course in a long relationship we do adjust to our partner 's needs . |
| 13 | A regular checkup once or twice a year with a GP who had the time , the energy , and the resources to advise on preventative medicine as an integral part of the National Health Service , may have protected me from a heart attack . |
| 14 | Look at the habitat once or twice a week for several weeks . |
| 15 | Ooh , where did you go ? oh do n't look like that , no one 's gon na hurt you baby , might smack your bottom once or twice . |
| 16 | MTV showed the clip once and then withdrew it . |
| 17 | Practise the technique once or twice daily , but not within two hours after any meal , since the digestive processes seem to interfere with meditation . |
| 18 | ‘ I rang what I thought was the doorbell once and nearly cut this geezer 's Mercedes in half with his up-and-over . ’ |
| 19 | As part of the improved conditions Bilal 's partner started taking us through the kitchen once or twice a week to sit with them and get a bit of sun . |
| 20 | GUIL : He caught us on the wrong foot once or twice , perhaps , but I thought we gained some ground . |
| 21 | Ellie 's seen her Mum once or twice . |
| 22 | I have used my vote in the General Election once or twice , but not recently . |
| 23 | My father called my mother darling once or twice and there was a kind of Darby and Joan air about them . |
| 24 | I 've worked that process once or twice . |
| 25 | It sort of erm in Italian wine once or twice but when I ordered this I took the care to order up |
| 26 | It was established that individual pathetic character once and forever by tying one end of his pocket handkerchief to a hook on , in the wall and attaching himself to the other to the performance , to , to the performance of this feat however the pocket handkerchief inside had been all he , he only cried bitterly all day and when the longest nights came on he spread his little hand before his eyes to shut out the darkness and crouching in the corner tried to sleep , everyone drawing himself closer and closer to the wall |
| 27 | We cross the border once or twice a week . |
| 28 | McDonald 's recruitment officer Christina Pellini , who is hiring trainee managers for the 50 units the company plans to open this year , uses Springboard once or twice a month because ‘ it provides good quality people ’ , she said . |
| 29 | There are three options : A league in which eight teams play each other once or twice depending on whether ‘ home and away ’ is selection ; a cup which is an eight-team knockout ; and a season which gives both league and cup competitions . |
| 30 | Home and Away — In a league competition each team can play each other once or twice . |