Example sentences of "had once [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had once played for a Media XI against the local club . |
| 2 | John could easily believe it ; be remembered how , when he was walking the route of that particular line , he had once asked for a glass of water at a cottage and been charged eightpence for it . |
| 3 | He had once fought for the French , but they had not promoted him beyond the rank of colonel , she had deserted to the British who had rewarded his defection with a knighthood and a generalship , but even so , he still felt slighted . |
| 4 | It was this book that Rincewind had once opened for a bet . |
| 5 | Jarvis had set up a trestle table on that terrace where pupils had once assembled for the annual school photograph . |