Example sentences of "[pron] used to [be] " in BNC.
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1 | I used to be an art historian . ’ |
2 | I used to be a professional cleaner — I do n't want to get her into any trouble , I … ’ |
3 | ‘ I used to be an art historian , ’ I said . |
4 | That 's how I used to be until I had my brain overhaused last year . |
5 | It is true there was a lot of housework but I used to be very lonely . |
6 | I used to be proud . |
7 | Before my marriage I used to be very active and very talkative but after my marriage , when I went to Pakistan — there you have to wear the Burkha . |
8 | But , praise God , I am not what I used to be , |
9 | He began jocularly by saying that he rose to address them with some apprehension , reminded of a piece of graffiti he had seen on a Whitehall notice board which had read , ‘ I used to be indecisive … but now I 'm not so sure , , which brought a few chuckles from the floor . |
10 | ‘ I 'm not as young as I used to be . |
11 | I used to be flattered when I was about thirteen . |
12 | I used to be quite big and not exactly overweight , but largish . |
13 | ‘ I used to be called Shorty all through school because I am so small . |
14 | She 's not as soft as I used to be … |
15 | Black and blue I used to be . ’ |
16 | I said that I used to be partial to them when I smoked . |
17 | I used to be in school with Byron . |
18 | ‘ Also , I used to be an up-market wino and after nine months ’ sobriety , I realise what I 'm doing at present is not very fulfilling . |
19 | I used to be worried that I would die and Charmian would be brought up by another woman … |
20 | Remember that I used to be very well known for sports shots . |
21 | Not as young as I used to be ! |
22 | Like you , I used to be overcome with shyness and would hover outside a roomful of people rather than go in and meet them . |
23 | I used to be amazed how calmly grown-up people accepted it all . |
24 | D. A. I used to be on an adjoining beat in Cressington Park and I started at the park gates at one side of the road and there was a policeman on the other side of the road — you would n't cross the road to talk to him … you were n't allowed to talk to the public — that was gossiping , idling your time , failing to work your beat — three charges straight away and soon as the sergeant reported you . |
25 | ‘ Give me a hand son , ’ Bert grunted , ‘ I 'm not as young as I used to be . ’ |
26 | ‘ I used to be a psychiatrist , ’ Doctor said . |
27 | For example , when I first lived alone I used to be in a state of anxiety every time I left the house , for fear that I had forgotten something . |
28 | I used to be Napoleon |
29 | I used to be Evelyn Waugh , you know . |
30 | She said , ‘ I used to be . |