Example sentences of "at once [coord] [vb past] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They both apologised at once and sprang apart , then apologised again for over-reacting . |
| 2 | He fell back at once and lay quietly on the damp earth staring up at the now empty wall as his blood soaked into and congealed darkly upon the white of his shirt . |
| 3 | She had turned away at once and gazed again out to sea . |
| 4 | The man sensed his presence at once and turned sharply . |
| 5 | He started the engine at once and pulled impatiently out from the kerb , as if still trying to shake off that introspective question of his . |