Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [prep] be [noun prp] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Malik , a Cambridge Blue , owns the Reflex health club , which used to be Rugby 's clubhouse before they moved to the new one next door this season built at a cost of £438,000 . |
| 2 | So in my new bedroom ( which used to be Pa 's office until he gave it up , just for me , and moved into the caravan ) , we work out a prayer together , to help me not to be led into temptation again . |
| 3 | Alyce Faye , with whom he now lives , sunbathes in the garden and chats to a friend who used to be John 's accountant ( ‘ A Bennite , ’ says John , rather proudly . ) |
| 4 | She used to be Crilly 's stealing partner . |
| 5 | Rico d'Agostino started up the same kind of place in what used to be Hogan 's Bar only a few blocks away . |
| 6 | Benjamin , impervious to the scene , leaned closer and sniffed at what used to be Waldegrave 's mouth . |