Example sentences of "[adv] what it [vb mod] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course that is just what it used to be for before the invasion of the television and the mobile office . |
| 2 | At the same time he was prone to a feeling of guilt that his art was not what it ought to be . |
| 3 | ON FARM after farm around us the potato harvest is coming in — but the lifting of spuds is not what it used to be . |
| 4 | It is a great name , though some say the atmosphere at the ‘ Kempi ’ is not what it used to be . |
| 5 | Gerald Peach , sing secretary , said that , though it was not what it used to be , ‘ it is a tradition we are anxious to maintain ’ . |
| 6 | my acuity is not what it used to be |
| 7 | My intention was to arrive here during hours of daylight , but the charity of our road-users is not what it used to be . |
| 8 | Two fine , upstanding members of staff attend a Christmas party in the staff canteen , c.1971 — which just goes to show that Christmas in the National Library is not what it used to be ! |
| 9 | Its suspension is not what it used to be . |
| 10 | " Change is not what it used to be " ( Handy 1989 ) . |
| 11 | My eyesight is not what it used to be . |
| 12 | With KGB agents now giving interviews and writing their memoirs , spying is not what it used to be . |
| 13 | can put your finger on it though , it it 's like it 's not what it used to be . |
| 14 | No , it 's not what it used to be . |
| 15 | no listen right you should copy these cos when you 're like older you 're gon na want to erm listen to what you used to say and like what it used to be like and you 've got |
| 16 | ‘ Nostalgia ai n't what it used to be , ’ interjected Andrew , quoting the latest college graffiti . |
| 17 | My wife was the first to notice it : running a bath was n't what it used to be ; no more gush of water , just a diminishing trickle . |
| 18 | Payola is n't what it used to be . |
| 19 | The future ai n't what it used to be |
| 20 | English cricket is n't what it used to be . |
| 21 | Fleet Street ai n't what it used to be . |
| 22 | My voice is n't what it used to be . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Dear diary , history is n't what it used to be . ’ |