Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] it once [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opting out of a policy which costs each family of four over £1,000 a year would certainly do much to help the farming industry regain the esteem it once enjoyed with the general public . |
| 2 | Easy-to-run homes and a host of electrical aids mean that heavy housework does not take the toll it once did . |
| 3 | Whilst VisiCalc has all but disappeared from the scene it once set there are a host of new and vigorous contenders for the crown . |
| 4 | The notion of pastiche is now a guiding thread in critical discourse , to the extent that Palandri 's novel can be put forward as ‘ a disturbing attempt to write a kitsch novel ’ ( De Michelis 1986a ) , and the argument be made — — referring to Piersanti 's Charles — that no novelist born in the 1950s can return to ‘ traditional narrative ’ without being aware that he/she is ‘ holding an old toy which might look fine in an antique shop , or might be an ornament or a collector 's item , but is no good for playing with any more ’ ; if they do use it ( but why should they if it is no use any more ? ) , it is with a mixture of pleasure and melancholy , ‘ like someone repeating a game which once gave pleasure for years and years and now gives none , only the memory of the joy it once gave ’ ( De Michelis 1986b ) . |
| 5 | The marbles are still rich and some of the mosaics are visible , but in general the colour is disappointingly dark and dull , showing little of the brilliance it once had . |
| 6 | We begin with an exploded concept , for ‘ mind ’ no longer signifies the entity it once did . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , somehow Rogers and Thomas got the message across that TB was hardly the scourge it once had been and there was really no reason not to laugh at those who were generally prepared to laugh at themselves , although there were serious moments too . |
| 8 | It lacks the vision , the panache , the self-confidence it once had under Mrs Thatcher , before she went sour . |
| 9 | France expressed horror at the assassination and appealed for unity to assure peace in the country it once ruled . |
| 10 | Last time , Congress got just six seats out of 42 in a state it once claimed as its almost exclusive territory . |