How could such a thing happen twice in the same life?

Now it has happened twice in less than two years.

This had happened twice, both times around three in the morning.

He says it's happened once or twice in the past.

Sometimes we must remember things that happen only once or twice.

It happened twice and the second time was better than the first.

This happened not once or twice but close to 10 times.

It had been a fine race, the kind that happened only once or twice on a given day.

And then, when a woman has had that happen once or twice, it takes everything out of them.

At least with something like this, I know it will only happen once or twice in my life.