Example sentences of "once [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then perhaps you do n't mind sharing , the way you once shared him with the little South African girl who was having such a miserable pregnancy when I was there trying to breathe some life into that Johannesburg radio station six years ago . ’ |
| 2 | Barbara once asked her over the phone . |
| 3 | The manager of the branch concerned could not possibly pay the cheque , but , since the Ingard group has many small investors and its collapse would have wide repercussions , he at once referred it to the board . |
| 4 | This is not what I want to hear from the man who once shook me to the core with a string of incendiary albums . |
| 5 | Even Dole , who once challenged him for the Presidency , was on verge of tears . |
| 6 | It is a resort proud of its fascinating heritage which once placed it among the wealthiest of trading republics — rivalling both Venice and Genoa . |
| 7 | Since the Trust was founded Hillary has spent much of his life touring around the world raising money , always with the same enthusiasm that once took him to the top of Everest . |