Once there had been big glittering rooms where Ulanys bowed and kissed the ladies' hands as they flirted from behind their fans.

Once inside his apartment, he poured a drink with trembling hands and flopped limply in a chair.

Once, like you, I had one head, two hands, ten fingers on my hands.

Once again Scotland's government lay in the hands of regents in the name of the infant James V.

Once again, Scotland was in the hands of a regent.

Once in Confederate hands, Lincoln would be exchanged for the release of Confederate Army prisoners of war held captive in Northern prisons and, Booth reasoned, bring the war to an end by emboldening opposition to the war in the North or forcing Union recognition of the Confederate government.

Once all five hands are down, there is a single round of betting.

Once the hands are past the knees, the rower compresses the legs which moves the seat towards the stern of the boat.

Once the key was loaded into the device, or if it may fall into enemy hands, the paper tape was simply burned.

Once it became apparent that the Soviets would have to get their hands dirty, they followed three main strategies aimed at quelling the uprising.

Once in royal hands, the château became a favourite of French kings, from Louis XI to Francis I. Charles VIII decided to rebuild it extensively, beginning in 1492 at first in the French late Gothic Flamboyant style and then after 1495 employing two Italian mason-builders, Domenico da Cortona and Fra Giocondo, who provided at Amboise some of the first Renaissance decorative motifs seen in French architecture.

Once Epiphanes was in the hands of Tlepolemus he was persuaded to give a sign that the killers of his mother should be killed.

Once the du ' a has been completed, it is most common for the supplicant to wipe their face with their hands, and this act signals the end of the du ’ a.

Once in the hallway he would be run over and crushed by an advancing floor waxer, with his hands raised in terror.

Once, the town was burned due to raids on its citizens by guerrillas who took every valuable they could get their hands on.

Once the House has completed voting and elected a Speaker, the Clerk then appoints a Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair and hands over authority to the Speaker-elect.

Once towns and villages were securely in their hands, the Serb forces-the military, the police, the paramilitaries and, sometimes, even Serb villagers – applied the same pattern: Bosniak houses and apartments were systematically ransacked or burnt down, Bosniak civilians were rounded up or captured, and sometimes beaten or killed in the process.

Once there, they save a young Namekian called Dende from death at the hands of Frieza's henchmen.

Once all hands have been dealt the " bidding " begins with the player to the dealer's left, and proceeds in turn around the table.

Once the Serb forces cleared Eastern Bosnia of much of its Bosniak civilian population, the towns and villages were securely in their hands.

Once there, a boy appears and hands Watson a note, saying that there is a sick Englishwoman back at the hotel who wants an English doctor.

Once such stroke, a cover-drive, was through Thomas's legs just as he got his hands there.

Once inside, The Friendly Giant would put out miniature furniture for his viewers beside his feet ( with only his feet and hands visible ), saying, " One little chair for one of you, and a bigger chair for two more to curl up in, and for someone who likes to rock, a rocking chair in the middle.

Once again, the Vikings had a powerful offense led by 37-year old quarterback Fran Tarkenton and running back Chuck Foreman.

Once the inner city becomes a source of revenue, the powerless residents are displaced with little or no regard from the powerful.

Once in the Senate, Johnson was known among his colleagues for his highly successful " courtships " of older senators, especially Senator Richard Russell, Democrat from Georgia, and the leader of the Conservative coalition and arguably the most powerful man in the Senate.

Once the more powerful Super NES was released, Miyamoto was finally able to implement Yoshi into the series, putting him into the video game Super Mario World.

Once stable, the foreshore should widen and become more effective at dissipating the wave energy, so that fewer and less powerful waves reach beyond it.

Once all these powerful rulers had firmly established themselves within their respective dominions, the bloodshed focused more fully on interstate conflict in the Warring States Period, which began in 403 BC when the three remaining elite families in Jin – Zhao, Wei and Han – partitioned the state.

Once, the straight-8 was the prestige engine arrangement ; it could be made more cheaply than a V-engine by luxury car makers, who would focus on other specifics than the geometric ones, and even built engines more powerful than any V8 engine.

Once in London, Huskisson quickly gained an additional two powerful political patrons: Henry Dundas, the Home Secretary, and William Pitt the Younger, the Prime Minister.

Once the world's most powerful nation, Britain avoided a revolution during the period of 1917 – 1923 but was significantly affected by revolt.

Once the offensive against Army Group Centre had been initiated, lacking mobile reserves and support, it would create a crisis in the central sector that would force the German armoured forces north to Belorussia from Poland and Romania, despite the presence of powerful Soviet concentrations threatening German-occupied Poland.

Once these tactical offensives had been successful, fresh operational reserves exploited the breakthrough and the operational depths of the enemy front using powerful mechanized and armoured formations to encircle enemy concentrations on an Army Group Scale.

Once a great dragon slayer, a job needed to pay the bills for his adopted dwarven family, Smax fails to stop an extremely powerful, shape-shifting dragon named Morning Bright from destroying a little girl.

Once gaining the contract, Blackheart calls for all one thousand cursed souls to enter his body, taking on the name of Legion, proving powerful enough to pull himself back together even after being shot apart by a Hellfire-enhanced shotgun.

Once he is acquitted of murdering the actress's manager / lover, Fabrice assumes his duties as a powerful man of the Catholic Church and a preacher whose sermons become the talk of the town.

Once the most powerful wizard in the world, immortal, beloved of the goddess of magic, and the bane of villainy, he is now a tired old man.

Once there, she comes face-to-face with the powerful Mizuchi sisters, who moved in and have taken control after her previous expulsion.

Once again, aggressive and increasingly powerful neighbouring state is likely to alarm other states to engage in balancing strategies against it, however small, weak and vulnerable states neighbouring a great power are often prone to balancing due to the lack of viable alternatives, inability to balance independently or contribute to a balancing alliance.

Once their kin had slaughtered a cow for Nzunzu, they were released and emerged from the water on their knees as powerful diviners with an assortment of potent herbs for healing .. Nkomo We Lwandle and Dunga Manzi became famous healers and trained hundered of women and men as diviners.

Once installed as emperor, he neglected Rome's traditional State deities and promoted his own as Rome's most powerful deity.

Once the most powerful state of Sulawesi, Boni came under Dutch influence in 1666 as they sought to protect themselves from neighbouring belligerent states.

Once again it would be good enough to note that during the cameo of crisis in a powerful empire, it would be impossible for anyone with contestable credentials to don the mantle of the head especially when several of the virtuous and worthy ( like for example pallava chiefs ) are in the fray.

Once back at the Great Fox, Fox and the team learn from Beltino Toad that the attacking creature was an Aparoid, one of a powerful species capable of destroying entire Cornerian fleets with little effort.

Once again, the Colts boasted a powerful offense led by 10-time Pro Bowl quarterback Peyton Manning, who threw for over 4, 500 yards and 33 touchdowns during the season, with only 16 interceptions, earning him a 99. 9 passer rating and a league record fourth National Football League Most Valuable Player Award.

* Once powerful enough, the Invid would pose a threat to the entire galaxy, including the REF and the Sentinel races.