Example sentences of "[vb past] once [coord] [adv] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unidentified actress , perhaps the ‘ Miss Shirreff ’ mentioned once or twice in the Diaries of the actor William Macready ( 1793–1873 ) . |
| 2 | Arghatun was speaking again , and he gestured once or twice in the direction of Rostov and the others so that it was clear that he was making a report . |
| 3 | ‘ It happened once or twice in the semi-final against the All Blacks and then even more in the final ’ , he explained . |
| 4 | It flexed once or twice in her hand , then died . |
| 5 | She had often thought of it herself , had once or twice in low or high moments suggested it . |