in times gone by

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A couple of weeks ago, I suggested on Twitter that in times gone by, it would have been sorted very quickly, not necessarily in a conciliatory fashion but effectively for all that, by Peter Willey.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2012

He found its art too constricting and esoteric; he longed for an art that could be shared by a whole community, much as the Italian frescoes had once been shared in times gone by.

From Time Magazine Archive

Well I know her, and often have I had reason to chide her in times gone by for the mischiefs she was continually plotting against innocent folk.

From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Pyle, Howard

Lamson, situated under the high cliffs along the crests of which an ex-king of Spain, in times gone by, was wont to walk and sadly ponder on his exile from la belle France.

From Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5. by Bishop, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes)

Being the metropolis of Missouri, St. Louis has the air, sometimes, of patting Kansas City on the back, in the same superior manner that St. Paul assumed, in times gone by, toward Minneapolis.

From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Street, Julian