He once handled 20 chances in a game, and on another occasion had 10 assists in a game.

I believe you once handled an investigation for a friend of mine.

Teachers, for instance, who once handled 40 to 50 clients now handle as many as 80.

That check-cashing business once handled about $15 million annually.

It had had two handles once, but one had broken off.

He had for once handled a situation properly.

In the new world of computer graphics, the photographer takes on the responsibilities that an art director, a printer and a production assistant once handled.

The daily chores, the cooking and cleaning she once handled with aplomb, are too much for her.

For now, the main question is how the counties will handle the responsibilities that Friends once handled.

The tiny Christopher Street station once handled an average of 3,700 passengers a day; now it handles 8,000.