Sentence examples for this was formerly from inspiring English sources

This was formerly a library — the site of the famous public meeting on evolution, in 1860, where Samuel Wilberforce, the Bishop of Oxford, reportedly asked Thomas Huxley, the biologist, about his monkey ancestors.

Lansdowne Place, Hove This was formerly called the Dudley, a dowdy old hotel, known to its luvvie regulars as the "Deadly Dudley" (a nick-name coined, apparently, by Noel Coward).

This was formerly referred to as fate".

This was formerly the Saracen's Head Inn, but was renamed under the ownership of the mountain guide John Morton.

This was formerly held on the Showground at Fromefield, but in recent years has moved to West Woodland, 2 mile to the south of the town.

12 ha of land to the east of the reserve was bought in 1993; much of this was formerly part of the firing range, and large amounts of barbed wire caused problems when the area was being converted to reed bed and wet grazing meadow.

Sérigne M'Baye Gueye (born 28 March 1978), better known by his stage name Disiz, (pronounced "This is", formerly Disiz la Peste and Disiz Peter Punk), is a French rapper and actor.

This case was formerly before this Court in Gorham Manufacturing Co. v. Wendell, 261 U. S. 1, 43 S. Ct. 313, 67 L. Ed. 505, in which a substitution of parties was allowed.

L. 89 329, which comprises this part, was formerly classified to part E of this subchapter.

This species was formerly often named as the "Congo martin", but this invites confusion with the Congo sand martin or Congo martin, Riparia congica.

L. 101 610, comprising this division, was formerly classified to part C (§ 12541 et seq). of this subchapter prior to the general amendment by Pub.