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Example sentences for "once gave"

  • General Froneman at once gave orders to storm the train, but his men did not carry out his orders.

  • I at once gave orders to these veldtcornets to meet me at a certain place, and they were there by the appointed hour.

  • Then night fell, and I at once gave orders to march off.

  • I saw that the enemy was not strong enough to occupy the whole ridge, so I at once gave orders to General De Villiers to advance, and to seize the western end at a point just above the farmstead of Mostertshoek.

  • Many of the native chiefs at once gave in their submission to the crown, but David maintained his opposition for six months, surrounded by a few followers, in the fastnesses of the mountains.

  • They would probably have cared nothing for her professed divine mission; but they at once gave credit to her alliance with Satan, and declared that flesh and blood they did not fear, but they were no match for the arch-fiend.

  • On her appearance, they exhibited her husband as a prisoner, and told her that they would put out his eyes before her face unless she at once gave up the castle into their hands.

  • He then and there made up his mind to retreat still farther south, to put the Etowah River and the Allatoona range between us; and he at once gave orders to resume the retrograde movement.

  • Crook and Devin reached the county-seat of Dinwiddie about 5 o'clock in the evening, having encountered only a small picket, that at once gave way to our advance.

  • We at once gave chase, and at half-past six A.

  • We at once gave chase, and in a very few minutes hove the stranger to with a gun.

  • Pao-yĆ¼ at once gave a smile and pulled him up.

  • And as he uttered these words, he at once gave way to tears.

  • The Lieutenant at once gave me permission to go to the mill, if I desired to do so; and, after reaching the picket post, the Doctor came with the provisions, and I told him I was ready.

  • We were very kindly received by Halleem Effendi, the ex-Governor, who at once gave us permission to pitch the tents in his garden, close to the Nile, on the southern outskirt of the town.

  • Springing into the saddle I at once gave chase.

  • I at once gave up the idea of following the elephants, as, in all probability, these aggageers had pursued them some hours ago.

  • After this address Nicias at once gave orders to man the ships.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    are found; drawn back; great reputation; hasty movement; more advanced; must depend; once again; once before; once began; once commenced; once established; once for; once found; once made; once more; once perceived; once proceeded; once recognized; once resolved; once said; once they; once thought; once took; once went; rough stones; sudden thought