Example sentences of "[pers pn] have once be a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had once been a famous athlete , and even now the muscles were still clearly in evidence . |
| 2 | She had once been a warm Methodist and so too , probably , had been most of her followers . |
| 3 | It has been suggested that she had once been a Benedictine nun of the convent of Carrow , which was situated near the church where she eventually had her cell : to this day Benedictine nuns take the title ‘ Dame ’ , the honorary title of any woman of rank at this time . |
| 4 | It had once been a middle-of-the-road paper with a big circulation and had traditionally reflected the views , or prejudices , of its middle-of-the-road readers . |
| 5 | Then , after Mr Dalglish had shocked the soccer world by resigning in the middle of last season , Mr Moran left the boot room to steady the ship , until Graeme Souness was free to leave Glasgow Rangers and return to Liverpool , where he had once been a key player . |