Example sentences of "at once as " in BNC.

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1 One is faced here with the blind spot of the dominant form of Irish nationalism , already so apparent in the preamble to the constitution itself , a blindness made possible by the ideological differentiation of state and religion combined with the ideological unity of the people , seen at once as both nation and catholic .
2 Such reminiscence of childhood presented at once as reality and illusion came frequently to Eliot around the time of his conversion .
3 Top : Escort and Orion line-up — not all came at once as Ford promised .
4 The examination papers written in Victoria 's large , even script were considered adequate ; her interview was unexceptional , although the examiners at Girton College recognised her at once as she had been universally described by all who knew her : an extremely pleasant girl of excellent character .
5 All subservient reaction was forgotten at once as Nessie yielded to more primitive instincts and rushed to the car to see her youngest son .
6 ‘ Could Ernie go home at once as Youngs was on fire . ’
7 The sense of belonging may inspire tears of joy or of repentance , or both at once as we continue in this intimate engagement , remembering :
8 The rest made Malta where on landing one aircraft 's engine stopped at once as all its fuel had gone .
9 Ironically , he was to be hanged for broadcasts most of which were known at once as comically improbable in their boasts of German victory .
10 Reviewers even posture at once as barrister and judge :
11 I 'm trying to do eight things at once as usual .
12 And there was plenty to admire , she realised at once as her gaze travelled over the Regency bureau , the Chippendale cabinet , the Aubusson rug .
13 Agrippa demanded at once as Catesby bolted the door behind us and scrutinised the long , low-ceilinged chamber as if eavesdroppers lurked in its very shadows .
14 In a dream , she saw him skid to a halt , taking in the scene at once as it must have appeared — his brother bending over his fiancée — and , thought Sarella in dismay , taking in my submissive expression as I stupidly allow this dark monster to maul me .
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