Example sentences of "[that] [be] once [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This tour offers you a unique opportunity to gain an insight into the cultural and geographical aspects typical of Thailand : ruins of ancient towns and imposing temples that were once the glory of the country , exotic plants and wild jungle still unspoilt by the progress of time , rustic life with its simple and friendly people , rolling hills and roaring waterfalls , boat trips down the rapids and train rides , primitive hilltribes in their colourful costumes with a tradition and culture all their own . |
| 2 | All around the oval churchyard can be found the sunken tracks that were once the village streets and paths and raised above them are the grassy mounds that cover the foundations of houses and cottages long since gone . |
| 3 | More and more people are turning to this type of therapy and are discovering in it many of the consolations and insights that were once the preserve of religion . |
| 4 | Coopers & Lybrand now audits the whole of the Royal Insurance global network , including the US interests that were once the domain of KPMG . |
| 5 | Tonight , two acres of land that were once an orchard but have now been transformed into a series of separate cottage gardens . |
| 6 | I write at the top of the house , in an attic that was once a housemaid 's bedroom . |
| 7 | Gosstandard , a body that was once a bane of exporters to the Soviet Union has again raised its ugly head . |
| 8 | PWI — with COSE at its side — will attempt to claim the high moral ground over the issue of open specifications and is likely to cast Microsoft in a mantle that was once the preserve of IBM . |
| 9 | The Public Windows Initiative — with the Common Open Software Environment at its side — will attempt to claim the high moral ground over the issue of open specifications and is likely to cloak Microsoft in a mantle that was once the preserve of IBM . |
| 10 | A little lower , a white dart seared across the top of the sky , outrunning the night , overtaking the sun , crossing in a few hours an ocean that was once the edge of the world … . |
| 11 | of an old walled garden that was once the world . |