solía haber

there used to be

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phrase Uncommon #18,796

there used to be Used to describe something that existed in a place in the past but no longer does.

SP: Solía haber una fuente en esta plaza.

EN: There used to be a fountain in this square.

There used to be a church here.

There used to be many fish in any river in Japan.

There used to be a tall tree next to the temple.

There used to be a small shrine around here.

There used to be a market here on Saturdays, but they removed it years ago.

There used to be a bookstore on that corner.

There used to be a castle on the hill.

There used to be a primary school here.

There used to be a bridge here.

There used to be lots of frogs in this pond.

There used to be a post office on the corner.

There used to be a large park here.

There used to be a big pine tree in front of my house.

There used to be a statue of a lion at the entrance.

There used to be a theater here, and now there's a building.

— पीकू (2015)

There used to be a small castle on this hill.

Wasn't there a movie theater on that corner when we were kids?

There used to be a shop right here.

There used to be a garden here.

There used to be a garden in our yard.