Example sentences of "[verb] [Wh adv] [pron] [modal v] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do you remember how it used to be between us , Jessamy ? ’ he went on in that same low and almost hypnotic voice . |
| 2 | I do n't remember how it used to be between us , Julius . ’ |
| 3 | And there used to be a a little croft croft there of long ago , and it 's er it 's all planted now with trees all round about it but I suppose they could still see where they used to be A black smith had stayed there . |
| 4 | ‘ Kids do n't seem to mind the modern shirts but of course older people remember how they used to be . |
| 5 | ‘ It is sad to see all this emptiness , and remember how it used to be . ’ |
| 6 | Indeed a major move of some kind seems to be unavoidable if not inevitable now , but once you decide where you ought to be — and more importantly , with whom you want to be — then the world will be your oyster . |
| 7 | The air fares have gone up , , cos she 's got relatives there and she said where it used to be about . |
| 8 | But the right letters are there , even if they 're in the wrong order , so he knows how it ought to be spelled , up to a point . |