Example sentences of "[that] once [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girls declined their gentlemanly offer to allow them over first , realising that once at the top , the boys would have a beautiful view of their unmentionables . |
| 2 | It seems that once upon a time OS/2 was going to be the real version of Windows , but Microsoft changed its mind and decided to go it alone . |
| 3 | Among modern believers , it is generally assumed that once upon a time there was a ‘ pure ’ form of Christianity preached by Paul , from which various ‘ deviations ’ — that is , ‘ heresies ’ — subsequently occurred . |
| 4 | and they forget to tell you that once upon a time does n't always have a nice ending , yeah |
| 5 | Fergus knew the stories ; he knew how it was whispered that once inside the Prison of Hostages no one ever returned to the world of Men , but to Fergus , who had led the Fiana from the age of eighteen , and who knew the secrets and the devices and the weaknesses of half the ancient fortresses in Ireland , no prison was ever sealed so utterly and so completely that there was not a way out of it . |
| 6 | They were nearly home now and he knew that once inside the house , she would dose the front door symbolically on all that had happened . |
| 7 | THE publisher 's comment on this book compares it with The Organisation Man and Future Shock , claiming that once in a while a book so accurately captures ‘ … the essence of its time that it becomes the spokesman for that decade ’ . |
| 8 | I do n't want to complain about our marriage or suggest I 'm dissatisfied , but I just do wish that once in a while you 'd tell me , ‘ I love you . ’ |
| 9 | If you are the guest , then you can take refuge in the thought that once in a while you need a break , and you can always make it up tomorrow by being particularly good . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sure that once in a while we can be in the same kitchen without explosions occurring , do n't you agree ? |
| 11 | These spines are covered in small backward-directed barbs , so that once in the flesh they are almost impossible to dislodge . |