Example sentences of "for once [coord] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The mobilisation of the militias has been accompanied by letters in the press , supposedly from members , calling for tough action against ‘ subversive provocation ’ and vowing to ‘ stop these counter-revolutionary actions for once and for all - with weapons if need be ’ . |
| 2 | Midway between serious and fun , a round moon shape , quilted and padded , with a face , makes a very eye-catching decoration on an anorak type jacket , or forget clothes for once and make a round ‘ moon cushion ’ . |
| 3 | Come on , old girl , be reasonable for once and admit it would be a mistake . ’ |
| 4 | I closed my eyes tight for once and placed my palms together . |
| 5 | Next time he saw Alexandra he would establish for once and for all just exactly how committed she was , and just exactly to whom . |
| 6 | Look , are you going to do the sensible thing for once and come in out of the rain ? |
| 7 | I commend it to Ministers , but , bearing in mind our debates in Committee , I confess that I do not do so with any great hope that they will see sense for once and will accept this sensible recommendation . |
| 8 | In his inaugural speech , delivered from the union 's headquarters in Washington DC , Carey promised " that I will use the full power of this office to rid this union of mob influence and win this battle for once and for all " . |
| 9 | In addition it was to be hoped that Max could come up with some fairly definite cause of death ; and it was even possible ( if only just ) that the surgeon might throw caution to the wind for once and volunteer a tentative approximation of the time it had actually happened . |
| 10 | She might have extracted Simon 's solemn oath that if she attended as he wished , the pretence that she was his girlfriend would be dropped for once and for all , but was that the whole reason ? |
| 11 | Immediately you put in another claim , and the insurance company turns round and says hard luck mate , you 've signed away to say that was the settlement for that injury for once and all time and we wo n't accept another claim for the same injury . |
| 12 | ‘ If only you 'd read for once or play cards . |
| 13 | This had been so in Emma 's day , and was so still , for once or twice Ruth had asked Rachaela some arithmetical question which Rachaela also found impossible to answer . |