Example sentences of "[modal v] to [be] [noun] and [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They used to be part and parcel of the water authorities and looked after the rivers when we were one big body , as a water authority . |
| 2 | Cockney Rebel had it a bit , and it was the time of the film Cabaret , The Rocky Horror Show and Biba 's nightclub on the roof of what used to be Derry and Toms Every other phrase in the newspapers seemed to be ‘ Iounge lizard ’ . |
| 3 | His grandparents used to be Gypsies and Jon realised from an early age that he would like to follow in their footsteps . |
| 4 | I may not be good at long-lasting relationships , but even I can see this is not the way to become those Folks on the Hill , Darby and Joan , who used to be Jack and Jill … |
| 5 | What used to be swamp and marsh on the park 's fringes are now the suburbs of Miami , Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach . |
| 6 | ‘ There ought to be wine and music and a boat on the river , ’ he said dreamily . |