Example sentences of "at once [subord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This preference could not of course be satisfied for all members of the troop at once since baboons groom in couples . |
| 2 | He recognized her at once because Gabriel had pointed her out to him and he thought the boy must be young Hilaire . |
| 3 | The belt was quite tough and did n't give way at once when Bully pulled at it , so Angela was dragged along as Bully backed , growling , until finally she lost her balance and ended up spreadeagled on her front on the pavement . |
| 4 | Agrippa demanded at once as Catesby bolted the door behind us and scrutinised the long , low-ceilinged chamber as if eavesdroppers lurked in its very shadows . |
| 5 | Reviewers even posture at once as barrister and judge : |
| 6 | All subservient reaction was forgotten at once as Nessie yielded to more primitive instincts and rushed to the car to see her youngest son . |
| 7 | ‘ Could Ernie go home at once as Youngs was on fire . ’ |
| 8 | Such reminiscence of childhood presented at once as reality and illusion came frequently to Eliot around the time of his conversion . |
| 9 | Top : Escort and Orion line-up — not all came at once as Ford promised . |
| 10 | Oh I see , I am laying down precise quotas so my staff can see at once if things are n't up to scratch . |