Example sentences of "used to be when " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means that at a time of crisis , such as death , there are fewer people to turn to than there used to be when it was the norm to live much nearer to kinfolk . |
| 2 | ‘ If only the hunting now was like it used to be when we were their age , ’ said Kalchu , nodding towards the twins . |
| 3 | Except that their role is more obscure to the public eye , the authorities ' influence over short-term interest rates is not very different from what it used to be when they announced an MLR each week and expected institutions to comply . |
| 4 | Used to be when a carpenter put up a door he put up a door . |
| 5 | Just up there on your left it used to be when I was a young lad , with their little forecourt with a little office in the middle two petrol pumps , I always remember that |
| 6 | and I 'm not convinced , I am not convinced that they , that they are anywhere near the standard they used to be when they were last in Europe a few seasons ago |