Example sentences of "[adv prt] once [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The storm closed in once more . |
| 2 | Again as you breathe out , push the palms above your head then breathe in once more . |
| 3 | Nevertheless George Burbridge and Noel Cooper went in once more : nothing was seen of them again . |
| 4 | A small lake reflected the cliff face of the towering mountain range above.d There was also a cluster of wooden huts on the plateau — summer retreats where the townsfolk recharge their batteries before winter sets in once more . |
| 5 | When the counterpane had been straightened and tucked in once more , the housekeeper put a carafe of water and the pain-killers close at hand and asked , ‘ Do you wish for anything else , signorina ? ’ |
| 6 | We 've not been let down once since ‘ Wrote For Luck ’ ; danceable with brilliant lyrics , every one . |
| 7 | Kathleen Lavender stared down once again at the shopping list in her hand . |
| 8 | He moved the gears down once again and once again and spoke to the engine , ‘ Come my beauty , come , come . |
| 9 | He brought the stone down once again ; heard the brittle sound of bone as it snapped beneath the rock . |
| 10 | They watched silently as he stepped over her body and brought the stone down once again , breaking her other leg . |
| 11 | He turned away from the window , came back to the bed and sat down once again . |
| 12 | Since the swells were still partially coming over the reef and the wind holding at 15–20 knots , we also set the CQR down once again and streamed out 120ft ( 36m ) of ⅜″ chain : at least it would provide additional weight on the bottom , and should we drag we would hear the chain scraping over the rocks . |
| 13 | The mercenary looked them up and down once again , saw the almost joyful light in Isay 's eyes , and then glanced at his own men behind him . |
| 14 | He glanced down once again at his long tanned fingers . |
| 15 | His brow banged hard down once then settled gently |
| 16 | Let us lie down once more by the breathing side |
| 17 | With no evidence that it would improve standards , it is difficult to see the advantage of turning the system upside down once more . |
| 18 | The young man bent down once more and carefully undid half his morning 's work , lifting the netting off one row of plants . |
| 19 | Exultantly Richard stood above the rocks and looked down once more on the lower mountains around . |
| 20 | AS HE HAD DONE after his return from Italy , Wolfgang settled down once more to life in Salzburg , mitigating the tedium of his official duties — albeit on improved terms — at the archbishop 's court with a clutch of compositions . |
| 21 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 22 | But the cornice offers no aid and he tumbles and slithers down once more , cursing and swearing and showering me in snow . |
| 23 | Replacing his spectacles a final time , he looked me up and down once more and said : " You will be going out to meet the public every day , you know . |
| 24 | I did n't dress it up ; no wonder she took it as life letting her down once more . |
| 25 | The couple at the end of the row happily switched with us and we settled down once more . |
| 26 | When I looked down once more I saw , gleaming in the darkness , a long pin or needle that projected from the cane 's tip . |
| 27 | He lay down once more upon the bench and , his lungs filled with a crush of flower essence , began to speak . |
| 28 | It is also , thankfully , not true that they all decided simultaneously to allow their dresses to droop drearily down once more . |
| 29 | ‘ Is there enough milk left for you ? ’ he said as she sat down once more . |
| 30 | She looked Robyn up and down once more . |