Example sentences of "was originally [art] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was originally a stave church . |
| 2 | The whole concept of the love scene at the beginning was originally a dialogue scene . |
| 3 | Bobbin-making was originally a coppice industry — one of those that depended on a small plantation of selected trees for commercial use — in this case birch . |
| 4 | Situated across from the main car park , the Walled Garden was originally a kitchen garden supplying vegetables for the Manor House . |
| 5 | There 's an instrumental track called Bone Down , and there was originally a guitar solo after that but it did n't fit well — you know , like a good solo will make the song move in the right direction . |
| 6 | The land was originally a corn field and runs in a long narrow strip , still bordered by fields . |
| 7 | Brass Mill was originally a corn mill , but was briefly used for the production of the ‘ finest quality ’ brass pins . |
| 8 | It was originally a corn mill but converted for paper production ; by the 1900s it had reverted to corn milling . |
| 9 | The present building was originally a corn mill , and is thought to have been built around the mid-18th century . |
| 10 | It was originally a corn mill and later became well known as , in about 1890 , it became the site of Lord Edward Spencer Churchill 's first electric power generator . |
| 11 | This is an attractive 18th-century building which was originally a village inn . |
| 12 | It seems strange the parishioners would wish to burn their patron saint , but another theory suggests the effigy was originally a plaster statue taken from the church to avoid destruction after the Reformation . |
| 13 | This was originally a defence system , known as Warrior 's Dyke , which isolated the headland from attackers — another reminder of how vulnerable the spot was in ancient times . |
| 14 | Preliminary research shows that Melsonby was originally a Viking settlement and merits a mention in the eleventh century Domesday Book . |
| 15 | It was originally a tower house called Lethington , property of the Maitland family who produced many influential royal advisers including Mary 's ‘ Secretary Lethington ’ and her son 's Chancellor ; and the Earl of Lauderdale who became dictatorial Secretary of State for Scotland under Charles II . |
| 16 | ‘ This part of the kitchen was originally a coal shed and it was a very dark and dingy area , ’ Pauline explains , ‘ so we knocked down the adjoining wall and opened up the staircase that comes down into the corner of the kitchen . |
| 17 | Ricotta was originally a whey cheese and therefore very low in fat , but whole or skimmed milk is sometimes added to give a richer cheese . |
| 18 | His is high and proud to a degree , vet he was originally a drawing master in Manchester , and his wife a player . |
| 19 | It was originally a farming settlement in Haryana but had recently been absorbed into the Delhi suburbs . |
| 20 | The theatre was originally a Salvation Army citadel , built when the Sally Army came to the town in 1888 . |
| 21 | ( In Artillery Lane , nearby , there is a warehouse which was originally a Huguenot chapel . ) |
| 22 | Rowley Mill , next downstream , like Clanna and Rodmore , was originally an iron forge and was advertised for sale in 1797 . |
| 23 | It was originally an acetylene light but was converted to propane gas operation in 1963 . |
| 24 | The hospital , west of the town centre , was originally the Union Workhouse , or House of Industry , built in 1841 in response to the Poor Law of 1834 . |