Example sentences of "once [noun] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jana contended that the Phoenician empire was Arab and therefore Venice was once part of a Pan-Arab civilisation , not to mention the other claim that many Venetians have Arab roots from ninth-century traders . |
| 2 | Any film appearance by Robin Hood reinforced a belief that this wooded playground was surely once part of a Sherwood Forest . |
| 3 | With his brothers Gary , Phil and Dennis , he was once part of a fresh-faced showbusiness act , the Crosby Boys , which lasted until 1959 . |
| 4 | Once part of a watermill , this hotel is just 500 metres from the lakeside beach and close to the centre of Garda village . |
| 5 | There was no furniture , only a large mirror , once part of a wardrobe door , leaning against the wall . |
| 6 | The line was once part of a longer route that ran to Sheffield , using the Woodhead tunnel under the Pennines . |
| 7 | One theory is that the town was once part of a vast cosmic Zodiac which radiated from Stonehenge . |
| 8 | The studio was once part of a railway company property and that is where the old railwayman comes in . |
| 9 | ‘ Do n't worry … this whole area was once part of a vast forest . |
| 10 | Later generations were frequently reminded that they were once members of a slave community whom the Lord had mercifully redeemed from bondage . |