Example sentences of "once [been] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laker knew only too well that the name which had once been an asset in the world of aviation was now a liability . |
| 2 | What is the solution to these problems of unity and sustaining interest ? I think it can best be found by looking at the visual arts , and having myself once been an architect I would like to use an architectural illustration . |
| 3 | He had once been an upper-habber , with the upper hand … |
| 4 | The door swung into what had once been an attic . |
| 5 | From Robert 's description of the place I presume that it had once been an attic , for it was small , the ceiling sloped , and there was no window set into the wall . |
| 6 | ‘ From Robert 's description of the place , ’ he read , ‘ I presume that it had once been an attic , for it was small , the ceiling sloped , and there was no window set into the wall . ’ |