Example sentences of "[noun sg] was once [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John 's long held theory is that the pub was once the site of a tent theatre known as a ‘ penny gaff ’ or ‘ blood tub . ’ |
| 2 | Hilda Eaton 's home was once the snooker room of Vale Royal District Council 's fire station , where her husband Percy used to work . |
| 3 | The sexual overtones of the exchange of rings has not been lost on lovers through the ages to whom a posy was once a sort of promissory ring inscribed on the inside with a message or line of poetry . |
| 4 | Her only public appearance was once a fortnight at the dole . |
| 5 | Other boxers too acknowledge sometimes unknown fathers as their inspiration , for example , Danny Evans , who was raised in an orphanage but was vaguely aware that his father was once a boxer and tried to emulate him . |
| 6 | This area was once the site of a Gunpowder Mill and a lot of the old ruined buildings remain around the river including the Weir and the Old Mill Lade . |
| 7 | The slender 102 ft spire was once a landmark for ships sailing up the river Humber to Hull . |
| 8 | Newstead Abbey was once the home of Lord Byron and now contains a museum dedicated to the poet . |
| 9 | Mm , they used to have like big dances and thin in the Grand Hall of all places , but music was once a year , things like that but they do n't have that now . |
| 10 | The line was once a mineral extraction route constructed mainly for coal mining in the area . |
| 11 | Brimscombe Port was once a hive of activity but has now largely disappeared . |
| 12 | A strange flying bird was once the mascot on every poster , now the manufacturer shows young tee shirted males in the prime of their vitality . |
| 13 | IT WILL come as no consolation at all to the majority of English batsmen but leg-spin bowling was once a mystery to Shane Warne as well . |
| 14 | Built in the 18th century , this building was once the residence of Prince Carrega Bertolini . |
| 15 | City could be favourites because the Manchester-born player was once a supporter of the Maine Road club . |
| 16 | City could be favourites because the Manchester-born player was once a supporter of the Maine Road club . |
| 17 | As shopkeepers , it seems apt that Sue and Reg Bass 's house was once a village shop . |
| 18 | Bede House was once a hospital during the war , before the school was built . |
| 19 | This house was once an inn — ‘ The Jolly Dragoon ’ . |
| 20 | The 200-year-old mansion was once the home of the Balfours of Balbirnie and them the headquarters of the GDC . |
| 21 | Even the vaulted garage was once a refectory where Henry VIII is supposed to have supped , no doubt stabling his horses in the adjacent Tudor coach house . |