Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun] be once [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This village on the River Tamar 4 miles south-west of Tavistock was once a very busy port serving the largest copper mine in Europe , known as Great Consols . |
| 2 | This attractive four-hundred-year-old listed building situated in a conservation area in the old town of Bridgnorth was once a Temperance hostel . |
| 3 | The Forest of Dean was once a great and thriving centre for a number of industrial activities , the best-known being iron and coal production . |
| 4 | The bridge over the river Tweed at Peebles was once an important part of the Kailzie Drove Road , a main route for cattle driven from the Highlands for sale in English markets and with side paths for transporting local woollen goods to similar markets . |
| 5 | The area around Brimscombe was once a hive of industry , with numerous mills . |
| 6 | ‘ These long stretches of uplands were once the old sheep walks , ’ Fen explained as their path began to climb . |