Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] once [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having been involved in a substantial amount of this sort of work for 15 years , I believe it is correct to aver that once a person reaches 60 there is an unwritten rule or convention which determines that he or she shall not receive a first appointment . |
| 2 | She also assumes that once a woman marries and has children she is financially provided for . |
| 3 | Before the war began , listening to reminiscences of those who had experienced the last war and sensing their dread , I imagined that once a war had started , no one would ever be happy again . |
| 4 | Long — well , perhaps not that long-ago , in a drowsy Melbourne suburb called Surrey Hills , where Christmas came but once a year and the rest of the time there was the telly , you could say life was dull . |
| 5 | ‘ In other words , ’ I answered , ‘ the Earl of Angus bedded where once the falcon had , between the sheets with Queen Margaret . ’ |
| 6 | Concern exists that once a threshold of a certain concentration of chlorine in the Arctic stratosphere has been passed , a large Arctic ozone hole will become a regular spring feature which will grow and deepen annually to affect the highly populated regions of northern Europe . |
| 7 | Very often this aspect of rehabilitation is overlooked because once a person starts to walk without discomfort or restrictions the strengthening programme is stopped . |
| 8 | The data revealed that human impact was greatest with initial use ; further increases in use levels exhibited a non-linear relationship , illustrating that once a campsite had been established , higher-use levels could be sustained without incurring disproportionate damage . |
| 9 | it gets a bit yeah , which is why I 'm gon na stick with two , I mean now they want to go and see Peter Pan next , when that comes down which will be what probably a month , about once every couple of months they 'll go or once a month |
| 10 | It follows that once a person reaches the level of authentic faith — which he sees as the third and highest stage along the path of life , following others which he terms the ‘ aesthetic ’ and the ‘ ethical ’ — it is led and governed purely by obedience to God and not by anything merely human , however lofty . |
| 11 | Denktash , however , was critical of the government 's links with the EC and the prospects of an application for membership , claiming that once an application was formalized the government would have closed the door on reunification talks . |
| 12 | The candidate quoted above — along with many clients — values stability in business and considers that once a company ( presumably in the Lloyd 's insurance market ) has established a successful formula , it then strives hard to keep the status quo . |
| 13 | A very old Russian folk tale claims that once a year the night sky is filled with the thunderous sound of hooves , as magnificent horses , once ridden by famed heroes , ride again . |
| 14 | However , I do accept that once an order for possession is made , the extent of his right as a statutory tenant can and will be curtailed . |
| 15 | Legend held that once a year an angel came to dance on the highest peak . |
| 16 | It was argued before the Court that this was contrary to the fundamental principle that products must freely move throughout the Community , The European Court of Justice agreed and held that once a product had been lawfully produced and marketed in a member state , other member states must recognise that fact and allow it to be imported and sold in its own territory . |
| 17 | Once a year she gets her hair permed and once a year she buys face powder . |
| 18 | One of the moments which remained most strongly in her memory took place in the town 's most learned book shop , a charming building that dated , almost alone in the town , from a pre-industrial epoch ; it was tall , and narrow , and its windows Were so small that it could display only ten books at a time , and those ten were changed but once a month . |
| 19 | ‘ Christmas comes but once a year . ’ |
| 20 | As Italians and many others would agree , fortunately for the figure Christmas comes but once a year ! |
| 21 | It 's not every house that has antique vases thirty feet up a wall to dust … fortunately even at Claydon House the problem comes but once a year . |