Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] once [coord] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His room in Leeds was with a Mrs Hubble at 21 Ladysmith Road , and on the return journey he had stopped only once and again at the Merrie England . |
| 2 | The only term he uses to characterize the content of these tales in advance is " " harlotrye " " , and this appears after he has not once but twice emphasized the purported social origin of these tales . |
| 3 | Though Venezuela is traditionally considered Latin America 's most secure democracy , soldiers tried not once but twice last year to force him out of office . |
| 4 | Successive governments have been very careful to ensure that the benefits bought from a pension fund are taxed only once and strictly as deferred earned income . |
| 5 | She forced herself to sit tight and retain a noncommittal but not overtly offensive expression while striped shirt talked about unit trusts and pink tie came in once or twice with deferential follow-ups or corrections . |
| 6 | Many were Shadwell 's acquaintances , people he 'd met only once or twice . |
| 7 | She 'd find out soon enough , he 'd said gravely once or twice , and that was it . |
| 8 | A circular type known as Clava tombs can be found at the northern end of the Great Glen , many without an entrance , which would seem to signify that each was used only once and then sealed . |
| 9 | In the autumn of that year I was to wedge into the mirror of my college bedsitting-room a piece of paper bearing the following lines : ‘ Life 's a cheat and all things shew it/I thought so once and now I know it ’ . |
| 10 | When his sister emigrated to Israel , the Movement introduced a visitor who called in once or twice every week . |
| 11 | You pay just once and then play all day ! |
| 12 | This concept of structure is particularly difficult to grasp because it appears not once but twice . |
| 13 | I have been doing some work for a national charity recently and the director and one of the key office-bearers can not stand sight or sound of SARAH , which was a trifle awkward when she rang up once or twice ‘ wanting to pop in for a chat at your new office ’ . |
| 14 | He swallowed hard once or twice . |
| 15 | There 's a metallist girl who was interested in it , she wanted me to be her partner mm , went along once or twice but |
| 16 | ‘ I 've been rather avoiding the flat except to call in once or twice to pick up mail , but I 'd a letter this morning from Rachel . |
| 17 | I hit the ground with a terrific thud , rolled over once or twice , and then lay back intending to die quietly . |
| 18 | In my third year at Oxford , however , I noticed that I seemed to be getting clumsier , and I fell over once or twice for no apparent reason . |
| 19 | United 's best chances came in the first half , but Barnsley gave as good as they got and went close once or twice . |
| 20 | We had stopped there once or twice , but as yet I had never been inside . |
| 21 | I almost dozed off once or twice , lulled by the sounds of the souk . |
| 22 | I had only once or twice done jobs for high SenFed aristocrats or , for royalty . |
| 23 | Good girl , the registration number , yeah we had before once or twice . |
| 24 | When we now roll the ball towards the dent it may circle around once or twice but eventually it will fall through the hole . |
| 25 | The cream need only be lightly massaged with the finger tips either once or twice a day and the manufacturers stress that you do not have to knead or use a special applicator . |
| 26 | They also went shooting together once or twice , and they visited neighbours in the district . |