Example sentences of "[vb base] once [coord] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the fires are dry leaf fires , made for smoke , they puff once or twice and then go out . |
| 2 | If you go into a panic because fish scratch once or twice , and start throwing copper treatments or large water changes about , forget butterflies . |
| 3 | If you consistently — and by that I mean once or twice daily — follow this waist plan you will feel and see a definite toning up of the whole line . |
| 4 | I mean once or twice when we unload it the beer barrel break and when they , be surprised you 'd never get it back together again . |
| 5 | Repeat once or twice . |
| 6 | Repeat once or twice , finishing by pulling the ear lobes gently downwards two or three times . |
| 7 | That 's what a lot of people do , the , they look once and then turn forward and bang ! |
| 8 | I have a small horse which I show jump once or twice a week . |
| 9 | you , if you try once or twice fine , but you just give up . |
| 10 | Turn once or twice . |
| 11 | We go once or twice a day now . |
| 12 | At the same time , blink once or twice , change eye focus , look into the distance — perhaps out of the window — then look down to the floor . |
| 13 | Apply once or twice a week , especially to backs of arms and thighs , your feet , elbows and knees . |
| 14 | I thought , as most people probably think once or twice a year , that I should never be the same person again . |
| 15 | Aye I 've once or twice . |
| 16 | She said and I 've once or twice I 've found a we 've got ta have that , but then what am I gon na give Ashley ? |
| 17 | And you have once or twice , have n't you ? |
| 18 | Applying this little gimmick to each of your potential suspects , as I have once or twice found helpful , will prepare you to deal with P.D . |
| 19 | Stir once or twice . |
| 20 | Pour in the eggs and stir once or twice , allowing the eggs to set lightly around the edges . |
| 21 | Miss Chadwick added that they sing two services a week and in addition perform larger choral works in the concerts they stage once or twice a term . |
| 22 | The dwarf maintains an assault on the trees for long periods and achieves little ( the equivalent of frequent , low-magnitude events ) ; the giant sleeps most of the time but occasionally wakes and causes great destruction ( a catastrophic event ) whereas the man works regular hours and systematically achieves the greatest effects ( events that occur once or twice each year ) . |