Example sentences of "[vb past] once [coord] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unidentified actress , perhaps the ‘ Miss Shirreff ’ mentioned once or twice in the Diaries of the actor William Macready ( 1793–1873 ) . |
| 2 | I tried once or twice to reverse our roles , but he again made it clear that he did not want to talk about himself I said nothing about the glove . |
| 3 | He tried once or twice before hopping to the farmhouse , wincing in pain whenever he jolted the injured ankle . |
| 4 | Most papers changed once or twice . |
| 5 | In the other three cases where direct support was given , the client was not thought to need extra help ; the development officer felt however that the informal carer needed support and she therefore visited once or twice a week for that purpose . |
| 6 | Arghatun was speaking again , and he gestured once or twice in the direction of Rostov and the others so that it was clear that he was making a report . |
| 7 | So that he could find out just what environmental factors decide where and when individuals hunt for insect food , Jens Rydell , of the University of Lund in Sweden , drove once or twice a week along a 27km route through the countryside , in the south of Sweden , starting a few hours after sunset . |
| 8 | The profit of the company is partially shared with employees and a payment made once or twice a year . |
| 9 | ‘ It happened once or twice in the semi-final against the All Blacks and then even more in the final ’ , he explained . |
| 10 | No , the door knocked once or twice , but I mean that , that did n't bother me , so I was asleep m most of the time . |
| 11 | It flexed once or twice in her hand , then died . |
| 12 | The number rang once and then he found himself listening to a conversation . |
| 13 | Her hands twitched on the letters ; she blinked once or twice . |
| 14 | He applied his right eye to the hole and blinked once or twice to accustom himself to the darkness . |
| 15 | I thought once or twice that I saw a glint of sardonic amusement in Conchis 's eyes , but I could n't be sure . |
| 16 | You know I thought once or twice about putting it on but mm go enough |
| 17 | Because we went once or twice . |
| 18 | Running — not — " He trembled violently , kicked once or twice and became quiet . |
| 19 | It was curiously sexual this feeling , exactly the way he had once or twice felt with a girl he was mad to make love to and who he thought would let him but was not quite sure , not absolutely sure . |
| 20 | She had often thought of it herself , had once or twice in low or high moments suggested it . |
| 21 | I had once or twice been goaded by his obtuseness into cruelty and he had wanted me more . |
| 22 | In fact , I had once or twice let myself be tempted into making overtures to her . |
| 23 | Antoinette had once or twice talked of it , and Thérèse herself had one or two dim memories of that time . |