Example sentences of "there used [prep] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where there used to be a great big island . |
| 2 | Er and then I 'll tell you then when was in the er on Square and of course this council house as what this council house what 's built now , it was n't there then , it used to be different council house , there used to be a great big archway . |
| 3 | There used to be a great line of business up the folder part . |
| 4 | Even I can remember there used to be a narrow strip of sand , winding along between the stones , Ruth thought ; it was n't a total waste of time , bringing our buckets and spades here when we were kids . |
| 5 | There used to be a rack-and-pinion railway between Funchal , Monte and Terreiro da Luta . |
| 6 | A feller Thom — at Langham Street Gate , there used to be a tremendous number of Ellerman boats coming in — oranges and so on — tremendous amount thrown away because they were bad . |
| 7 | There used to be a long table and the head used to sit at the end of this table and so to see that you did n't leave off working she used to get the table cloth and always be pulling this table straight . |
| 8 | There used to be a round dining table here — mahogany , was n't it ? — and a sideboard along that wall . ’ |
| 9 | History tells us that as far back as the 12th century , there used to be a fortified castle here . |
| 10 | There used to be a polled breed in southern Devon known as the Devon Natts and also a Somerset Poll . |
| 11 | There used to be a polled Irish Dun dairy breed not unlike the old Suffolk Dun of eastern England . |
| 12 | At Hawkshead there used to be a famous market but after the invention of spinning machinery its importance declined . |
| 13 | ‘ There used to be a good chippy down the back of Albert Street . |
| 14 | ‘ There used to be a diseased apple tree and a moribund honeysuckle just there ’ , says Sally , gesturing towards a miniature pagoda peeping over a wall of bamboo . |
| 15 | there used to be a level crossing there . |
| 16 | They used to make it at Cambridge and they used to come and bring , bring one , there used to be a little door in the top of this fridge and they used to slide it in , you see , and then they 'd , that would freeze , keep that fridge cold so 's you kept your meat better . |
| 17 | There used to be a particular difficulty in clauses providing for the appointment of valuers by each party who would then refer the matter to an umpire : see 9.8.1 . |
| 18 | There used to be a public house , the Rugged World , but this is now a most attractive private house . |
| 19 | Well , to tell you truth , up Deadman 's Street , there used to be a big er meat shop , and we used threepenny wrap up , we used to get two chops , piece of liver , three pieces of sausages , for that , threepenny wrap up . |
| 20 | It is this disembodied grin that explains the source of Lewis Carroll 's image , for there used to be a special kind of Cheshire cheese which had a grinning feline face marked on one end of it . |
| 21 | There used to be about , a lot of them , there used to be a whole floor , er |
| 22 | J. V. There used to be a Greek Church in Trinity Road and the bucks used to specialize in knocking the knobs off the railing . |
| 23 | When I was a child there was a damp place in the long meadow where there used to be a lovely yellow flower we call butterballs , and children would bring them for the teacher . |
| 24 | Only in Mile End , where there used to be a fair crop of breweries , could you find a good pub with a good pint of beer . |
| 25 | And there used to be a sweet shop on the High Road er next to 's and er me dad 'd call in He used to keep open till late then . |
| 26 | It has the advantage of being tucked away behind the Munster — and there used to be a large car park there . |
| 27 | There used to be a mile-long queue to be made up . |
| 28 | There used to be a fine Marian statue of 1649 by Bendl to the s of the square . |