Example sentences of "[conj] once [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , I believe Eliot admired the thrillers of the prolific E. Phillips Oppenheim , who was published in the yellow-backed series to which he more than once referred as a possible source of inspiration . |
| 2 | The indies also have a role in picking up those that once recorded for a major label , like the Dutch singer , Mathilde Santing . |
| 3 | Now he 's going through those same school gates that once opened to a 19 year old RAF aircraft engineer . |
| 4 | And up for sale , the mental hospital that once described as a human zoo . |
| 5 | Thus power comes with political longevity , and once appointed to a coveted committee , a Senator or Representative will be loathe to accept , let alone seek , reallocation to another with the more junior status that will ensue , unless the move is clearly likely to be politically beneficial in the medium-if not the short-term . |
| 6 | Nitrous oxide , commonly known as laughing gas and once used as a dental anaesthetic , is a natural product of biological processes in soils and water but is also emitted to the atmosphere by fossil-fuel burning , soil disturbance , the application of nitrogen based fertilizers , biomass burning and animal and human wastes . |
| 7 | In this fighting , the Australian plan was to be bold while steadily withdrawing eastward , even though once boxed into a small corner of the island they would lose their precious mobility . |