Example sentences of "it used to [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It used to be a bloody do-it-yourself shop ! |
| 2 | It used to be a marvellous one |
| 3 | Then occasionally when we had houses broken into and so on , if it was thought that a tramp could have been responsible , it used to be a great help if we gave out nine tickets for tramps and only eight of the nine were admitted to the casual ward , then we should clamp down of course on the one who failed to turn up . |
| 4 | It used to be a cheap meal Ann . |
| 5 | It used to be a good town for the hides trappers brought down out of the hills , but that trade is gone now , along with many another . |
| 6 | It used to be a tremendous transition from 1 April when you realised you would n't have the garden to yourself until quite suddenly at the end of October when everybody goes . |
| 7 | It used to be a major debate at this congress . |
| 8 | It used to be a large wooded area , a rich tropical forest with many species , including gibbons , macaques , tigers , panthers , wild boars , deer , bears and several kinds of pheasants , most of which are now rare in Vietnam . |
| 9 | It used to be a popular theory that death-feigning animals were somehow self-hypnotised , or that they were thrown into such an acute state of shock by their tormentors that they went into an unconscious , cataleptic state , as though from a fit or seizure . |
| 10 | It used to be the normal practice to adapt buildings for different purposes over their lives . |
| 11 | Oh yes , oh yes each side and er there , some , a few came round erm where it used to be the old picture house , a few came around up as far as Rushbrooks and erm further up towards erm now then The Central , there 's a school that they used to call it The Central but erm |
| 12 | Course , it it used to be the old rough gravel road . |
| 13 | IT USED to be an easy decision , and still is for many racing fans — the first weekend in October is the time to visit Paris . |
| 14 | It used to be an important port for small sailing ships but now the sea trade in large ships has moved to Liverpool . |