In the city of Famagosta, in the island of Cyprus, there lived a very rich gentleman.
In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman, whose cottage was in a remote country village, many miles from London.
There lived in Norway, not far from the city of Drontheim, a rich and prosperous gentleman.
In Norroway, langsyne, there lived a certain lady, and she had three dochters.
At the time when Nils Holgersson travelled around with the wild geese, there lived at Takern a wild duck named Jarro.
Down the line a few stations from where he now was, there lived an example.
And while he will be concerned with our story, let us not forget that two miles and more west of the little town of Dallas, there lived another, a Jew.
The Mermaid and the Boy Long, long ago, there lived a king who ruled over a country by the sea.
Asmund and Signy Long, long ago, in the days when fairies, witches, giants and ogres still visited the earth, there lived a king who reigned over a great and beautiful country.
Story Of The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate Once upon a time, far away in the east country, there lived a king who loved hunting so much that, when once there was a deer in sight, he was careless of his own safety.
In days long past--as the scribe hath truly written--there lived in the strong city of Byzantium a certain citizen, who held Our Lady very dear.
For, they say, there lived in the next village to his own a hale, buxom country girl with whom he was sometime in love, though for the matter of that she had never known of it or taken any notice of him whatever.
In the Vale of Tempe, which lies far north of Delphi, there lived a young girl whose name was Daphne.
There lived in those days among the hills of Crete a terrible monster called the Minotaur, the like of which has never been seen from that time until now.
In a little town north of Delphi, and not very far from the sea, there lived a young man named Admetus.
The Minotaur In the old city of Troezene, at the foot of a lofty mountain, there lived, a very long time ago, a little boy named Theseus.
Now, on the hill-side above the village, there lived a man who had once been a brave knight.
More than three hundred years ago there lived in England a brave man whose name was Sir Humphrey Gil-bert.
There lived in the same town a rich man who was called the Count.
In Scotland, in the time of King Robert Bruce, there lived a brave man whose name was Doug-las.
Far away, in North America, where the Red Indians dwell, there lived a long time ago a beautiful maiden, who was lovelier than any other girl in the whole tribe.
Not very long after the death of our Saviour on Calvary, there livedin a far-away land a powerful king named Jaime.
Not many centuries after Charlemagne died, there lived in Europe a famous brigand named Juan.
Once upon a time, in a certain town in Pampanga, there lived a boy named Suac.
A long time ago, when the Bicols had not yet been welded into one tribe, there lived a couple in the mountains of Albay who had one son, named Juan.
Many hundred years ago, in the good old times of the fairies, there lived a young princess in a very grand palace.
Long, long ago, in the glorious reign of King Huggermuggerus, there lived in an ancient castle a highly respectable cat and his wife.
Sire, there lived at Bagdad a very wealthy merchant, whose manners and knowledge rendered him worthy of public confidence.
There lived in one of the last houses a man who he was aware knew not only the name of every beast, stone, and plant, but also the hidden strength of nature and her mysterious operations.
More than a thousand years ago, there lived in the famous city of Bagdad a man called Naima, who, although he was now grey with age, had still the lusty strength of earlier days.
Illustration] Many hundred years ago, when the renowned Caliph Haroun al Raschid ruled in Bagdad, there lived in the town of Balsora a merchant of good repute, who was called Jussuf.
Now at the time my story begins, there lived in the Northland a beautiful maiden named Kyllikki.
At this time, far off in the dismal Northland, there lived a young and famous singer and magician named Youkahainen.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "there lived" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
