Example sentences of "upon [art] time [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once upon a time it would have been unthinkable for a band , especially one with such a reputation as Happy Mondays ’ , to apologise for their remarks without some sort of legal action being taken against them . |
| 2 | Once upon a time it could take several hours to install a network interface card . |
| 3 | ‘ Once upon a time she would have been jealous about the constant reference to Charles and Camilla but no longer . |
| 4 | ‘ Once upon a time I 'd 've made you turn religious , ’ said Constance , and suddenly it occurred to Scarlet that really she was already religious , as anyone who had borne a child must surely be : not in the conventional sense but rather as a passenger on a train would expect someone to be at the controls . |
| 5 | No , I fucking once upon a time I used to be able to do it . |
| 6 | Once upon a time you used to have a five year planning period , and that has now disappeared , so we live hand to mouth , and the Finance Officer manages marvellously in juggling things round , but one can no longer plan as one used to , and therefore it 's rather sad really , because people no longer have the chance to develop things as they would wish to . |
| 7 | Once upon a time you could get your pilot 's licence in him for £20 . |