Example sentences of "[conj] once [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In recent years , moreover , the incidence of backbench revolts among government supporters has increased and the House of Lords has more than once demonstrated an inclination to go its own way . |
| 2 | Be that as it may , we have more than once witnessed the potential of legspin in limited-overs cricket . |
| 3 | It was perhaps even more alarming to learn that the Distant Early Warning System , the chain of radar stations ringing the Soviet Union from Greenland to Alaska , had more than once given the alarm which put Strategic Air Command into the air en route to the target thanks to picking up a moon echo or a flock of geese migrating in formation . |
| 4 | A strong ‘ affective tone ’ accompanies these consummatory reactions so that once stimulated an animal may show a motivated persistence in completing the behavioural event that finalizes the sequence . |
| 5 | Yet again , the idea is that once created the watch is self-sufficient and requires no further help from its divine craftsperson . |
| 6 | There was a book called The Young Visitors that once made a lot of money . ’ |
| 7 | But today 's beach games are n't quite the volleyball and handball that once kept a generation fit . |
| 8 | Where root crops are fed on the ground to cattle the rabbit has easy pickings and it remains interested and satisfied with the debris littering a field that once held a root crop . |
| 9 | I know Mother traded with him from time to time , and once sent a quantity of wool away to another mill and had some back as grey blankets . |
| 10 | The mechanics of valuing the entitlement of the outgoing partner should be specific ( see below ) and once ascertained a timetable should be laid down for its payment , as to which the alternatives ( depending on the circumstances and needs of the firm in question and its partners ) are immediate payment or payment by instalments over a period with or without interest on the unpaid balance . |
| 11 | The important thing to remember is that NVQs are for the individual , are broadly based and non-specific , in five levels , and once accredited the individual , from school leaver upwards , builds up a personal record of achievement which will be recognised by employers across the country . |
| 12 | William Trood was also an intrepid traveller , and once made a trip to Morocco , where he was presented with a silver-inlaid Damascus sword by the Sultan of Morocco . |
| 13 | She was frequently found raiding the refrigerator at Highgrove late in the evening , and once startled a footman by eating an entire steak and kidney pie when she was staying at Windsor Castle . |
| 14 | She hated Lamb , who was his favourite writer , and once terrified the class by saying so by mistake . |
| 15 | The surviving spouse of the most disagreeable , friendless partner may find herself at the centre of a crowd at his funeral , but once dispersed the crowd does not re-form . |