Example sentences of "used [prep] [be] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | it used to be at a different time of the year , though , did n't it ? |
| 2 | Most funds used to be of a general nature investing mainly in the UK . |
| 3 | I used to be down a straight road here . |
| 4 | I used to be down a straight road . . |
| 5 | Ribeira Brava used to be like a Wild West or oasis town where buses and cars stopped for the occupants to take advantage of coffee , drinks and food and to fill their vehicle with petrol before venturing into the ‘ Beyond ’ or the ‘ Outback ’ . |
| 6 | And there used to be like a big bobbin there and you to and they used to go like that and chuck it up and try and catch it you know , and And we used to play shuttlecock and battledore . |
| 7 | Because I used to be in a mental institution but they said I was well so I 'm allowed out now . |