Example sentences of "once the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even more inventive was the route by which early-season mackerel reached London , for the price dropped rapidly once the shoals began their seasonal movement up the English Channel . |
| 2 | If she opened them , she would n't see anything — once the lights were turned off down here , it was pitch-black . |
| 3 | At once the lights came up again . |
| 4 | Soon he was joined by other Europeans and henceforth it became a common sight to see one or other of the ladies or gentlemen of the " confident " party slapping away at the trough where once the dhobi had slapped ( for on the day after the Collector 's appearance the dhobi had vanished from the enclave , either because he considered it too dangerous to remain any longer now that the commander of the garrison had assumed the caste of dhobi or , more likely , because he resented the competition ) . |
| 5 | Although none of the aquariums used are lit , rocks are placed in them which have a generous growth of algae on them , and are changed once the algae has gone through constant grazing . |
| 6 | Burun shot , and at once the torches flared . |
| 7 | But once the reforms really bite — signs would be a sharp rise in unemployment a far bigger influx of private western investment and radical currency reform — then it would be worth offering the sort of help that could sensibly be given to reforming debtors in Latin America : capitalization of interest payments above a certain share of export earnings . |
| 8 | And the game well Wembley can be the kindest … and yet cruelest of places … for once the cliches came true … it was the team that settled first the side that scored the opening goal that won but what a victory … what a battle … and what an opening goal … |
| 9 | Then the irresistible left-armer grabbed — for once the tabloids ' second-favourite verb is surely the best — three wickets in four balls to end England 's innings for 175 , the last eight wickets having tumbled for 67 , Inzamam 's low-left slip catch to dismiss DeFreitas being outstanding . |
| 10 | When it comes to the Amstrad PC3386SX for once the experts all agree . |
| 11 | These southern burials are clearly very different from the coordinated northern cemetery , obviously occurring once the suburbs themselves were virtually derelict . |
| 12 | But once the women returned , the men were n't prepared to lift a finger to help . |
| 13 | Yet once the processes were under way and the machinery was set up there did come the realisation that national goals must be set , often coupled with the very welcome awareness that this process is far too important a one to be left solely in the hands of the curriculum developers themselves . |
| 14 | Despite the growth of a local political consciousness nurtured in its coal-mines , the transfer of militancy from work to council chamber could only take place in Clay Cross once the mines had been nationalized and the culturally paternalistic influence of the local coal-owners had been removed . |
| 15 | And once the ships came , they could hinder the disembarkation and delay the eleven hundred in their march , wherever they may be making for . |
| 16 | And once the cops get curious , there 's no stopping them . |
| 17 | ‘ It is only with a ceasefire that it will be possible to save the traumatised population of Angola , and the United Nations are ready to help once the hostilities cease , ’ said Joao Lins de Albuquerque , spokesman for the UN representative , Margaret Anstee . |
| 18 | Only once the others had become used to her , once she had made a few allies , would she risk stirring up so sensitive a subject . |
| 19 | However once the courts began to be willing to reassess the constituent elements of jurisdiction , under the collateral fact doctrine , then it was natural also to require some proof that the condition was indeed fulfilled on the facts of the particular case . |
| 20 | I assembled the studwork by laying all the sections flat on the lawn , and nailing them together , then added extra bracing at the ends — once the diagonals had been checked , and the panels pronounced square . |
| 21 | Both sides had an incentive , when negotiating , to link God to their endeavours , and both fell out of godliness fairly quickly once the talks broke up : North desperate to eat and to get more tape for ‘ the freakin' machine ’ , the Iranians telephoning round to try to get call-girls to come out to their hotel . |
| 22 | IF the Swiss were once the masters of miniaturisation , they have surely been overtaken by the Japanese . |
| 23 | She says there were sveral steps British Rail could have taken to protect staff and their families once the dangers were known . |
| 24 | She had a wound that was still uncomfortable and restricted some of her movements , but once the sutures were removed , the discomfort would gradually decrease . |
| 25 | At once the teachers began running in Mould 's direction . |
| 26 | Only once the verdicts were read out did the tormented families get a clue about why Allitt attacked defenceless babies , becoming Britain 's worst woman serial killer this century . |
| 27 | Like Julian Barnes ' A History Of The World In 10½ Chapters , the novel is — once the shreds of ulterior motive have been filed away — simply a series of impersonations . |
| 28 | These cottages were once the abodes of the workers in the famous glove-making industry on which the town first prospered , yet it is probably tourism that is the town 's major attraction now . |
| 29 | ‘ But once the authorities had clamped down , it was not a case of political Stalinism so much as bureaucratic perfidy and complete lack of imagination . |
| 30 | At once the footsteps started after her , and she heard a voice calling out . |