Sentence examples for it was once present from inspiring English sources

Malaria, for example, used to be found in the New York area – and there is evidence to suggest it was once present in southern England; much earlier, the Romans used to retreat to the hills at certain times of the year to avoid mosquitos carrying the disease.

Logically, how should one classify a species if it was once present in an area, wiped out prior to human habitation, then reintroduced by humans (Kendle and Rose 2000: 20; Warren 2007: 432)?

LH: Do you see scientific thought as linear, as it was once presented to me many years ago?

Why else is the past so absorbing, as it stretches into an implausible distance where I was once present, while the actual here and now will clearly never live up to the precedents?

"But now it has a meaning for me, to memorialize a son that was once present and is no longer".

Dartnell agrees that the discovery could help researchers explore whether life was once present on other planets.

He said Mr. Chirac was once present when he handed about $700,000 in cash to Mr. Chirac's chief of staff.

The ChemCam uses a laser to analyze the composition of rocks and can assist scientists in determining if liquid water was once present in a certain area.

The park encompasses Bibbins Pond, and the acreage to its north, but the park's name may derive from a beaver pond that was once present.

A potential explanation for this apparent contradiction is that a previous, but now extinct, F. teydea population was once present in Madeira [17].

This will enthuse our students and trainees and help rekindle the passion that was once present.