Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] [modal v] to be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm , how come the bar meals used to be so cheap when the canteen 's . |
| 2 | This is not to deny that the ending of a marriage through death , and through divorce , are in many ways very different experiences , nor that they may be handled differently in families , but the point here is that the idea that kin groups used to be much more stable over time than they are today has to be modified by historical evidence . |
| 3 | We 'd drop old ladies off at Victoria Station and the black cab drivers used to be very grumpy with us — in fact they used to punch you very hard in the mouth . |
| 4 | Most of those who come to church expect and want to be able to sing , and the Commission believes that the music in parish churches ought to be substantially congregational . |
| 5 | Employment agencies used to be only for domestic and office staff . |