Example sentences of "one and [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was the one and only time her smile was missing . |
| 2 | I do n't think they 've changed that since I few Concorde ( my one and only time ) ‘ twixt LHR and JFK in February 1978 . |
| 3 | Here was a woman who had been trying to have a child ever since her marriage and yet she , Celia , had conceived not merely without any difficulty but on the one and only time she had not taken steps to prevent it . |
| 4 | But it seems sad that so many did not have a more enjoyable sexual introduction , especially when for a few it had been the one and only time . |
| 5 | It was my one and only time . |
| 6 | Although in fact they accepted all three Beveridge ‘ assumptions ’ on behalf of the coalition government , the impression they gave was one of hesitancy and caution ; and the result was that the Parliamentary Labour Party , for the one and only time during the coalition years , decided to put down an amendment to the government motion and thus divide the House . |
| 7 | Both Mr and Mrs Hepwood would think it very peculiar if the one and only time their nephew brought one of his female friends home , that female opted to leave without pausing long enough to have dinner . |
| 8 | However , despite contact with patients between one and three times per week , the unmet needs in groups C and D suggest that certain community nurses either may not be carrying out the assessment tasks effectively or may not be reassessing clients adequately . |
| 9 | Nitric oxide levels in Moscow are five times above the national average , and levels of ammonia and methylene oxides one and half times the national average . |
| 10 | Richard Montague-Smith was one and half times over the legal drink-drive limit when the accident happened . |
| 11 | A private citizen could be fined between one and ten times the average monthly wage if it was found that a car was emitting excessive levels . |